Strategic use of straw as environmental enrichment for prepartum sows in farrowing crates
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105194
Abstract: Abstract Sows are highly motivated to build a nest prior to farrowing, but, given the barren environment of farrowing crates, this behaviour is limited and improperly expressed. We aimed to assess the effects of a… read more here.
Keywords: enrichment prepartum; treatment; farrowing crates; performance ... See more keywords