Management of Weaned Pigs 1: Increasing group size
by Niamh E. O'Connell, Violet E. Beattie and R. Norman Weatherup - Increasing the group size of weaned pigs has potential benefits for producers in terms of more efficient use of resources and greater ease of management. There are concerns however about the effects of increasing group size on productivity and welfare. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of increasing group size on the performance and behaviour of weaned pigs in commercial housing.
28 April 2002
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