Pig carcass tail lesions: the influence of record keeping through an advisory service and the relationship with farm performance parameters
Tail lesions are important pig welfare indicators that could be recorded during meat inspection as they are more visible on the carcass than on the live animal. Tail biting is associated with reduced performance in the bitten pig, but it is not clear whether problems with tail biting are reflected i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731116001117 |