11275: Prevalence of tail biting in pigs and associations to carcass condemnations - a Finnish pilot study

Valros, A.; Ahlström, S.; Rintala, H.; Häkkinen, T. and Saloniemi, H. (2003) Prevalence of tail biting in pigs and associations to carcass condemnations - a Finnish pilot study. Paper presented at 37th International congress of the ISAE, Abano Terme, Italy, June, 24-28 2003. International Society for Applied Ethology.

Full text available as:
PDF - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewer.

Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of tail biting in Finland and the relationship between tail biting and carcass condemnation.

Document Language:	English
Keywords:	tail biting, carcass condemnations, pig
Subject Areas:	Animal husbandry
Research affiliation:	Finland > Univ. Helsinki
Total budget (Euro):	0
Orgprints ID Number:	11275
Contact:	Koistinen, Riitta
Deposited On:	18 September 2007
EPrint Type:	Conference paper
Published?:	Published
Peer Review Status:	Not peer-reviewed
Related Links:	http://www.applied-ethology.org/isaemeetings_files/2003%20ISAE%20in%20Abano%20Therme,%20Italy.pdf

Archive Staff Only: edit this record