Confinement of lactating sows in crates for 4 days after farrowing reduces piglet mortality

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 648-654

  Moustsen, V A ^a   Hales, J ^b   Lahrmann, H P ^a   Weber, P M ^b   Hansen, C F ^b  

^a Danish Agriculture and Food Council   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

combi pen; confinement; farrowing crate; loose lactating sows; piglet mortality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; SUS SCROFA; WEANING;

EID: 84876915495     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112002170     Document Type: Article

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