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An Assessment of the Effect of Feeding System on the Production and Social Organisation of Group Housed Gilts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

A H Stewart ,
S A Edwards ,
F Brouns  and
P R English
A H Stewart
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, AB9 1UD
S A Edwards
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, AB9 1UD
F Brouns
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, AB9 1UD
P R English
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, AB9 1UD
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Recent legislation prohibiting the use of individual confinement systems for dry sows has led to the adoption of group housed systems which have perceived welfare advantages. The feeding system for dry sows and gilts is fundamental to welfare and production; problems such as abnormal behaviours, aggression and psychological stress, caused by poor nutrient distribution in group systems, must be addressed.

In this study the relative merits of three feeding systems for group housed gilts were investigated in relation to welfare and production.

Type
Pigs II
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1993: Winter meeting , March 1993 , pp. 15
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1993

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