Feeding behaviour, aggression and dominance in group-housed sows

Rault, J-L; Ho, H; Verdon, Megan; Hemsworth, P

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Feeding behaviour, aggression and dominance in group-housed sows

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posted on 2023-05-23, 12:32 authored by Rault, J-L, Ho, H, Megan VerdonMegan Verdon, Hemsworth, P

Group-housed sows are required to share resources and competition for feed is of paramount importance both for production and sow welfare (Verdon et al. 2015). We hypothesised that there are relationships between aggression, dominance status and feeding behaviour after mixing in gestating sows.

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Animal Production Science

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55

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1495

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1836-0939

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Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)

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CSIRO Publishing

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Australia

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2015 Manipulating Pig Production XV

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Melbourne

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2015-11-22

Date of Event (End Date)

2015-11-25

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Feeding behaviour, aggression and dominance in group-housed sows

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