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Oestrus and mating behaviour in group housed sows and the effect of social dominance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

V.C. Pritchard ,
S.A. Edwards  and
P.R. English
V.C. Pritchard
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Craibstone Estate, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9YA, UK Department of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD, UK
S.A. Edwards
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Craibstone Estate, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9YA, UK
P.R. English
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD, UK
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Group housing of sows is becoming a commonly used housing method in modern pig production because of welfare legislation which requires the phasing out of all stall and tether systems by 1999. Since group housing exposes sows to potential social stressors, the objective of this study was to determine whether dominance order has an effect on the behavioural expression of oestrus and mating behaviour of sows.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1997 , 1997 , pp. 109
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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