The effect of docking length on the risk of tail biting, tail-directed behaviour, aggression and activity level of growing pigs kept under commercial conditions

Thodberg, K; Herskin, MS; Jensen, T; Jensen, KH

Thodberg, K (reprint author), Aarhus Univ, Dept Anim Sci, Blichers Alle 20, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark.

ANIMAL, 2018; 12 (12): 2609

Abstract

Tail biting in domestic pigs relates to a range of risk factors, primarily in the pigs' environment. Preventive tail docking is widely used, and vario......

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