Instant Insights: Improving the Welfare of Gilts and Sows

By C Oliviero, Emma M Baxter, O A T Peltoniemi, et al.

This collection reviews the range of welfare concerns that can arise in the different stages of pig production, focussing on pregnancy and parturition, breeding and gestation, and farrowing and lactation. Chapters consider best practices for mitigating welfare challenges and highlights the importance of environment and effective animal management in achieving this.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1801466394
• ISBN13: 9781801466394
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"