Preliminary experiences on organic farrowing pen size (original) (raw)
Vermeer, Herman (2021) Preliminary experiences on organic farrowing pen size. In:Free Farrowing / Workshop Proceedings, OpenAgrar Repository.
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Summary in the original language of the document
Preliminary results of a comparison of organic farrowing pens of 8m2 and 24m2 showed nest building behaviour and lower piglet mortality in the larger pens.
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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| Type of presentation: | Poster |
| Keywords: | pigs;organic;farrowing;behavior;mortality |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Englishorganic agriculturehttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_15911Englishfarrowing penshttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_2812Englishanimal housinghttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_432Englishanimal behaviourhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_8811EnglishUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Health and welfare |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > CORE Organic > CORE Organic Cofund > POWER |
| Deposited By: | Vermeer, Herman M. |
| ID Code: | 43492 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Feb 2022 13:47 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2022 13:47 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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