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Relationship between tail-biting and aggression in pigs reared in two different environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

N.E. O'Connell  and
V.E. Beattie
N.E. O'Connell
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, Northern Ireland
V.E. Beattie
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, Northern Ireland
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A recent survey showed that 4.3% of pigs slaughtered in Great Britain were tail-bitten (Guise and Penny, 1998). This figure could be reduced through a better understanding of the individual traits associated with tail-biting. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between tail-biting and aggression in pigs reared in barren and enriched environments.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2000 , 2000 , pp. 130
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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