Retrospective exploratory evaluation of individual pigs' behaviour involved in tail biting during rearing and fattening.

Tail biting is one of the biggest welfare problems in pigs. However, depending on the individuals involved (e.g., tail biter/victim), pigs seem to change their behaviour prior to tail biting events, which raises the possibility of early detection and thus prediction and prevention of tail biting. In...

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Main Authors: Karen Kauselmann, E Tobias Krause, Hansjörg Schrade, Lars Schrader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316044
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