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Environmental Enrichment of Pigs

Pigs have a strong motivation to explore and root. In conventional pig husbandry systems, this need is difficult to fulfil, unless adequate enrichment materials are provided. This book summarises how enrichment strategies for pigs have evolved over the last few decades in different countries and pro...

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Main Author: Romans, Emma F
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
Subjects:
QH301-705.5
SF1-1100
Q1-390
tail biting
meat quality
n/a
animal welfare
pig behavior
welfare
sows
fattening pigs
pig
enrichment
pigs
olfactory
positive emotions
social interactions
straw
EU
enrichment materials
tail biting outbreak
tail docking
barriers to implementation
post-weaning
pig directive
pig assessment
tail damage
mutilations
habituation
rope
EU policy
Bite-Rite
slatted system
China
farming
fattening pig
USA
weaners
enrichment material
negative emotions
aggression
Pig
swine
environmental enrichment
social status
garlic oil
performance
skin lesions
Chromogranin-A
veterinarian
behaviour
lactate
tail injury
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
Online Access:44744
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