Effects of piglet enrichment on sow skin lesions and behavior before and after tail docking and castration

Commercially housed pigs face multiple welfare challenges, such as painful husbandry procedures or a lack of environmental enrichment. We evaluated sow behavior in response to piglets experiencing tail docking and castration. Our second objective was to assess the effects of environmental enrichment...

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Main Authors: Katarína Bučková, Alexa M. Newgard, Lainey J. Tomko, Kailey M. Arnold, Anna K. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Ethology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fetho.2025.1607722/full
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