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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 ,
S. Corning  and
S. A. Edwards
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

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Information
BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 23: Farm animal welfare — who writes the rulse? , January 1999 , pp. 150 - 151
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1999

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