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Management to Control Aggression in Group Housing
2013-10-24 22:46:00| National Hog Farmer
By Harold Gonyou and Fiona Lang, University of Saskatchewan One of the greatest concerns when sows are housed in groups is the incidence of aggression. This is somewhat surprising, given that sows in the wild live fairly harmoniously in groups. The reason for this discrepancy between commercial and wild pigs is that sows in the wild essentially never form new groups and their feed resources are generally scattered throughout their environment, greatly reducing competition among individuals. read more
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