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Influence of social status on the welfare of growing pigs reared in barren and enriched environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

N.E. O’Connell ,
V.E. Beattie  and
B.W. Moss
N.E. O’Connell
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR, UK
V.E. Beattie
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR, UK
B.W. Moss
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science, Queens University Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
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Evidence suggests that low social status contributes to reduced welfare in pigs (O’Connell et al., in press). It may be possible to reduce this effect by rearing pigs in enriched environments, which has previously been shown to have welfare benefits (Beattie et al., 2000). The aim of this study was to assess the effect of social status on the welfare of pigs reared in barren or enriched environments.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 39
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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Beattie, V.E., O’Connell, N.E., Kilpatrick, D.J. and Moss, B.W. 2000. Influence of environmental enrichment on welfare-related behavioural and physiological parameters in growing pigs. Animal Science 70: 443–450.Google Scholar
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