Effects of dietary fibre and the provision of a foraging substrate on the welfare of sows in different grouping systems
The aim of this PhD thesis was to investigate the effect of increasing dietary fibre level and the provision of foraging substrates on the welfare of sows housed in dynamic and static groups. To achieve this a review paper was compiled, and three experiments conducted. The aim of the review paper wa...
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Queen's University Belfast
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492327 |