Effects of piglet enrichment on sow skin lesions and behavior before and after tail docking and castration
Commercially housed pigs face multiple welfare challenges, such as painful husbandry procedures or a lack of environmental enrichment. We evaluated sow behavior in response to piglets experiencing tail docking and castration. Our second objective was to assess the effects of environmental enrichment...
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| Main Authors: | Katarína Bučková, Alexa M. Newgard, Lainey J. Tomko, Kailey M. Arnold, Anna K. Johnson |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Ethology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fetho.2025.1607722/full |
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