Prospects for the Analysis and Reduction of Damaging Behaviour in Group-Housed Livestock, With Application to Pig Breeding

Prospects for the Analysis and Reduction of Damaging Behaviour in Group-Housed Livestock, With Application to Pig Breeding

Innovations in the breeding and management of pigs are needed to improve the performance and welfare of animals raised in social groups, and in particular to minimise biting and damage to group mates. Depending on the context, social interactions between pigs can be frequent or infrequent, aggressiv...

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Main Authors: Laurianne Canario, Piter Bijma, Ingrid David, Irene Camerlink, Alexandre Martin, Wendy Mercedes Rauw, Loïc Flatres-Grall, Lisette van der Zande, Simon P. Turner, Catherine Larzul, Lotta Rydhmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
aggression
genetics
savaging
social interactions
Sus scrofa
model
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2020.611073/full

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