Oral manipulation, activity level and pen hygiene of growing pigs provided with straw by a foraging tower
In nature pigs spend a large part of their active time foraging, a behaviour in which their snout plays a big role. In an intensive system pigs have an extremely limited possibily to perform natural behaviour such as foraging. The floors in intensive modern systems are often bare and the pigs are pr...
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SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health (until 231231)
2016
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