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Effect of rubber slat mats on the behaviour and welfare of group housed pregnant sows

Authors: Julia Adriana Calderón Díaz, Laura Ann Boyle

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: postural behaviour, rubber mats, sows, spatial behaviour, welfare

2014

A meta-analysis of the combined effect of housing and environmental enrichment characteristics on the behaviour and performance of pigs

Authors: Xavier Averós, Ludovic Brossard, Jean-Yves Dourmad, Karel H. de Greef, Helen L. Edge, Sandra A. Edwards, Marie-Christine Meunier-Salaün

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment, group-size, k-value, meta-analysis, pig, slat

2010

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