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The microbial status of the pig and its environment under different housing and feeding systems: 1. liquid versus dry feeding in fully slatted and straw-bedded housing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

K. Hillman ,
B. Hunt ,
R. Davies  and
B.P. Gill
K. Hillman*
Affiliation:
SAC, Craibstone, Estate, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9YA, U.K.
B. Hunt
Affiliation:
VLA, Rougham Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2RX, U.K.
R. Davies
Affiliation:
VLA, Department of bacteriology, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3N, U.K.
B.P. Gill
Affiliation:
Meat and Livestock Commission, PO Box 44, Winterhill House, Snowdon Drive, Milton Keynes, MK58AJ, U.K.
*
Email k.hillman@ab.sac.ac.uk
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There is a need to identify finishing systems for pigs that meet the requirements of both pig producers and society. These require that a system is economically efficient, but also takes due account of animal welfare, food safety and environmental considerations. As part of an integrated investigation, this study assessed the effects of giving pigs either dry or liquid feed when housed in either fully-slatted or straw-based accommodation on the microbial status of the pig and its finishing environment, with particular reference to gut health and food safety.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 44
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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Thompson, J. E., Matthews, K. R., Taylor, L. and Gill, B.P. 2004. The growth performance, carcase and meat quality of pigs finished under different housing and feeding system: 1. Liquid versus dry feeding in fully slatted and straw-bedded housing. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science. Annual Meeting 2004 Google Scholar