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Behaviour and productivity of the domestic pig in barren and enriched environments (1993)

Beattie, V. E., Sneddon, I. A., Walker, N.

Abstract

It was shown that pigs housed indoors and given a substrate [peat] to root, increase the amount of time spent exploring and decrease the time spent inactive and in behaviour directed towards their pen-mates such as chewing ears and tails.

Published
1993

Animal Type
Pig
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Citation
Beattie, V. E., Sneddon, I. A., Walker, N. 1993. Behaviour and productivity of the domestic pig in barren and enriched environments. In: Livestock Environment: Fourth International Symposium. 42-50. American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St Joseph, Michigan.

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