Fresh wood reduces tail and ear biting and increases exploratory behaviour in finishing pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-59

  Telkänranta, Helena ^a   Bracke, Marc B M ^b   Valros, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental enrichment; Fattening pigs; Oral nasal manipulation; Point source enrichment; Redirected behaviours; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMMERCIALIZATION; PIG; STRAW; WOOD;

FINLAND;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84922759438     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2014.09.007     Document Type: Article

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