Increasing the Frequency of Co-Mingling Piglets During the Lactation Period Alters the Development of Social Behavior Before and After Weaning

The purpose of this study was to determine how increasing the frequency of co-mingling affected piglets’ behavior development before and after weaning. Co-mingling once (CM1), piglets interacted with 1 unfamiliar litter Days 10-18 after birth; co-mingling twice (CM2), piglets interacted with 1 unfamiliar litter Days 10?14; and with another, Days 14-18. Control (CM0) piglets did […]