Environmental Enrichment of Pigs / / Emma F. Romans.

Pigs have a strong motivation to explore and root. In conventional pig husbandry systems, this need is difficult to fulfil, unless adequate enrichment materials are provided. This book summarises how enrichment strategies for pigs have evolved over the last few decades in different countries and pro...

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Place / Publishing House:Basel, Switzerland : : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,, [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (174 pages) :; illustrations
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