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The effects of sow maternal behaviour on piglet mortality in an open farrowing system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

J.N. Marchant ,
D.M. Broom  and
S. Corning
J.N. Marchant
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK ADAS Terrington, Terrington St. Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4PW, UK
D.M. Broom
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK
S. Corning
Affiliation:
ADAS Terrington, Terrington St. Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4PW, UK
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Community lactating systems offer a number of potential welfare benefits to the sow and her litter. However, giving the sow greater freedom of movement and choice of environments also has potential risks. With less restriction, the maternal qualities of the sow will have a greater influence on the survival and growth of her litter. The objectives of this experiment were to determine what behaviours of the sow influenced piglet mortality in an open communal farrowing system

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Pig Welfare
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1996 , March 1996 , pp. 196
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1996

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