Observing Swine Behavior To Lower Piglet Mortality

Observing Swine Behavior To Lower Piglet Mortality

Research and good animal management have significantly improved piglet survival, but those losses, from $130 to $330 million a year, are still a significant national problem. In the US, about half of piglet deaths are from being crushed by their mothers. Smith describes how recent research observing...

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Veröffentlicht in:Agricultural research (Washington) 2001-06, Vol.49 (6), p.2-2
1. Verfasser: Smith, Lewis W
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
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Animal behavior
Behavior
Design
Flooring
Hogs
Lay, Donald C
Livestock industry
Mortality
Sows
Swine
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Zusammenfassung:Research and good animal management have significantly improved piglet survival, but those losses, from $130 to $330 million a year, are still a significant national problem. In the US, about half of piglet deaths are from being crushed by their mothers. Smith describes how recent research observing swine behavior may lower piglet mortality.
ISSN:0002-161X
2169-8244