Sows and piglets adjust their use of an outdoor paddock with season and piglet age during the first weeks of life in an organic farm

Jahoui, Anissa; Malmkvist, Jens; Juul Pedersen, Lene; Lieubeau, Blandine; Hervé, Julie; Tallet, Céline

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106325

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Sows and piglets adjust their use of an outdoor paddock with season and piglet age during the first weeks of life in an organic farm

Published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science • Jun 19, 2024

Authors:

Anissa Jahoui

Jens Malmkvist

Lene Juul Pedersen

Abstract

Few studies have examined sows and piglets' use of outdoor access during their first weeks of life, when reared with access to a hut and a pasture as in the organic system. We studied whether the age of the piglets and the season of the year influenced the use of an outdoor area by piglets and the s...

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Animal-assisted therapy

Pet therapy

Animal science

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