Sorting Sows by Parity to Reduce Aggression in Group-housing Systems
Research at the University of Minnesota has revealed that housing young sows (first parity) in gilt-pens resulted in fewer skin lesions caused by aggression at mixing than whne the young sows were housing in sow-pens, reports Yuzhi Li, Swine Scientist at West Central Research and Outreach Center.
6 September 2012
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