The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors

Authors: K. M. D. Rutherford, E. M. Baxter, R. B. D'Eath, S. P. Turner, G. Arnott, R. Roehe, B. Ask, Sand,, P. e, V. A. Moustsen, F. Thorup, S. A. Edwards, P. Berg, A. B. Lawrence

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, birth weight, litter size, mortality, piglet, sow

2013

The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig II: management factors

Authors: E. M. Baxter, K. M. D. Rutherford, R. B. D'Eath, G. Arnott, S. P. Turner, Sand,, P. e, V. A. Moustsen, F. Thorup, S. A. Edwards, A. B. Lawrence

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cross-fostering, human-animal interaction, litter size, nurse sow, split suckling

2013