Injurious tail biting in pigs: how can it be controlled in existing systems without tail docking?

R. B. D’Eath; G. Arnott; S. P. Turner; T. Jensen; H. P. Lahrmann; M. E. Busch; J. K. Niemi; A. B. Lawrence; P. Sandøe

doi:10.1017/S1751731114001359

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