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Leg injuries of piglets reared in different types of weaner accommodation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

H.R.C. Kelly ,
J.M. Bruce ,
S.A. Edwards ,
V.R. Fowler  and
P.R. English
H.R.C. Kelly
Affiliation:
Centre for Rural Building, SAC Aberdeen, Craibstone, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9TR, U.K.
J.M. Bruce
Affiliation:
Centre for Rural Building, SAC Aberdeen, Craibstone, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9TR, U.K.
S.A. Edwards
Affiliation:
Animal and Feed Technology Dept, SAC Aberdeen, Craibstone, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, U.K.
V.R. Fowler
Affiliation:
Animal and Feed Technology Dept, SAC Aberdeen, Craibstone, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, U.K.
P.R. English
Affiliation:
University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 WD, U.K.
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Lyons et al (1995) compared Straw-Flow(R) with other systems for growing pigs. The present study examined its suitability for the early-weaned pig. Welfare of early-weaned pigs was compared in Straw-Flow, deep straw and flatdeck pens using various indicators, including productivity, foot injuries and adventitious bursitis of the hock. These systems were chosen to represent the variety of housing in use on farms.

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Pig Welfare
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1996 , March 1996 , pp. 199
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1996

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References

Lyons, C.A.P., Bruce, J.M., Fowler, P.R., English, P.R. (1995). A comparison of productivity and welfare of growing pigs in four intensive systems. Livestock Production Science 43:265–274 10.1016/0301-6226(95)00050-UCrossRefGoogle Scholar