Injurious tail biting in pigs: How can it be controlled in existing systems without tail docking?

Animal

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1479-1497

  D'Eath, R B ^a   Arnott, G ^a,b   Turner, S P ^a   Jensen, T ^c   Lahrmann, H P ^c   Busch, M E ^c   Niemi, J K ^d   Lawrence, A B ^a   Sandoe P ^e  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Pig Research Centre   (Denmark)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

behaviour; enrichment; housing; pigs; tail biting

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; BITES AND STINGS; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; INJURIES; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TAIL; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SWINE; TAIL;

EID: 84906315967     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731114001359     Document Type: Article

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