Comparison of two housing systems on behaviour and performance of fattening pigs
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of different housing systems on behaviour and growth performance of fattening pigs. Forty Duroc × Meishan pigs aged 100 d were assigned into two housing systems: indoor deep litter (DL) housing (4 pens with 5 pigs/pen) and indoor pen with outdoor play...
Main Authors: | Shengjuan Wei, Yuguang Guo, Peishi Yan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Applied Animal Research |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2018.1561372 |
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