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A pilot study on the productivity and behavior of the gestating sow housed in a flex stall
… and the general public. The housing of gestating sows, particularly individual housing, is one of the most critical concerns in farm animal welfare. We hypothesize that the physical size of the standard gestation stall may limit movement and evoke demands and challenges on the sow to affect the …
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INVESTIGATING PIGLET CRUSHING BY THE SOW: A DATA MINING APPROACH
… crates provide a little more flexibility to the sows to communicate better with their litters, as well as to perform more exercise, posture changes, and more natural behaviors during lactation. A major concern with the alternative farrowing systems is the higher pre-wean mortality, especially due …