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A note on the rôle of behaviour in pig production and the effect of amperozide on growth performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

A. K. K. Björk ,
N. -G. E. Olsson ,
K. B. Martinsson  and
L. A. T. Göransson
A. K. K. Björk
Affiliation:
AB Ferrosan, PO Box 839, S-201 80 Malmö, Sweden
N. -G. E. Olsson
Affiliation:
AB Ferrosan, PO Box 839, S-201 80 Malmö, Sweden
K. B. Martinsson
Affiliation:
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
L. A. T. Göransson
Affiliation:
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Abstract

As a result of more intensive rearing and specialization in modern production, pigs are often moved to a new location. In addition, mixing of previously unacquainted pigs usually occurs following transportation to new facilities. Mixing of pigs results in agonistic behaviour (Ewbank, 1976) eliciting social stress (Arnone and Dantzer, 1980) that may produce gastro-intestinal disturbances which adversely affect pig performance.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , December 1987 , pp. 523 - 526
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1987

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