Mixing Sows into Alternative Lactation Housing Affects Sow Aggression at Mixing, Future Reproduction and Piglet Injury, with Marked Differences between Multisuckle and Sow Separation Systems

Mixing Sows into Alternative Lactation Housing Affects Sow Aggression at Mixing, Future Reproduction and Piglet Injury, with Marked Differences between Multisuckle and Sow Separation Systems

Alternative lactation housing could reduce aggression when sows are mixed. We aimed to compare the effects of mixing sows in lactation (with or without piglets), at weaning or after insemination, and determine the effects of lactation housing on the piglet. This study used 120 multiparous Large Whit...

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Main Authors: Emma C. Greenwood, Jonathon van Dissel, Jessica Rayner, Paul E. Hughes, William H. E. J. van Wettere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
aggression
lactation housing
piglet
production
stress
sow
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/9/658

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