Tail lesions in fattening pigs: relationships with postmortem meat inspection and influence of a tail biting management tool

Tail lesions in fattening pigs: relationships with postmortem meat inspection and influence of a tail biting management tool

Tail biting is a major welfare and economic problem in intensive pig production. The objectives of this study were to (1) determine tail lesion prevalence at a German abattoir, (2) test for associations between meat inspection findings and tail lesions, (3) assess the agreement between tail necrosis...

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Main Authors: A.L. vom Brocke, C. Karnholz, D. Madey-Rindermann, M. Gauly, C. Leeb, C. Winckler, L. Schrader, S. Dippel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
slaughter findings
abattoir
agreement
intervention
necrosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731118002070

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