Higher Risk of Abnormal Gait in Intensive Systems

UK - In a study of commercial farms, researchers found fewer cases of abnormal gait in finishing pigs than sows or gilts. Pigs kept outdoors or on solid floors with straw had fewer mobility problems than those housed on fully or partly slatted floors.
calendar icon 22 September 2009
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