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The specification of stocking density in relation to the welfare of finishing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

H. A. M. Spoolder
Affiliation:
ADAS Terrington, Terrington St Clement, King's Lynn PE34 4PW
S. Corning
Affiliation:
ADAS Terrington, Terrington St Clement, King's Lynn PE34 4PW
S. A. Edwards
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Craibstone EstateBucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9YA

Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1999

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