Tail Lesions and Losses of Docked and Undocked Pigs in Different Farrowing and Rearing Systems

Tail Lesions and Losses of Docked and Undocked Pigs in Different Farrowing and Rearing Systems

This study aimed to investigate the effects of farrowing and rearing systems on tail lesions and losses of docked and undocked pigs. Pigs from three farrowing systems: Conventional farrowing crate (FC), free farrowing (FF) and group housing of lactating sows (GH) were randomly allocated to different...

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Main Authors: Maria Gentz, Anita Lange, Sebastian Zeidler, Christian Lambertz, Matthias Gauly, Onno Burfeind, Imke Traulsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
tail lesions
tail losses
farrowing system
rearing system
undocked pigs
docked pigs
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/10/4/130

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