Data on sow behavior, teat and skin lesions

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posted on 2025-04-08, 01:17 authored by Katarína BučkováKatarína Bučková, Alexa M. Newgard, Lainey J. Tomko, Kailey M. Arnold, Anna K. Johnson

We evaluated emotional contagion from tail-docked and castrated piglets to sows based on sow behavior. Additionally, we assessed the effects of commercially available toys for piglets on teat damage and skin lesions in sows.

Funding

Artz Chair for Faculty Excellence in Animal Science, Iowa Pork Industry Center, and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.

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swine welfare environmental enrichment sow behavior skin lesions in pigs

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CC BY 4.0