Wageningen University & Research: Facilitating Natural Behaviour In Alternative Housing System Promotes Resilience In Pigs

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Period4 Jun 2022

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  • TitleWageningen University & Research: Facilitating Natural Behaviour In Alternative Housing System Promotes Resilience In Pigs
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletIndia Education Diary.com
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryIndia
    Date4/06/22
    DescriptionPigs that are reared in an alternative housing system with environmental enrichment, delayed weaning, and with group housing during lactation, seem to be more resilient than pigs kept under conventional conditions. This has been shown by research from Wageningen University & Research (WUR). In the alternative housing system, the pigs can show more natural behaviour which improves their welfare.
    URLhttps://indiaeducationdiary.in/wageningen-university-research-facilitating-natural-behaviour-in-alternative-housing-system-promotes-resilience-in-pigs/
    PersonsSeverine Parois, Liesbeth Bolhuis