The welfare of gestating sows in conventional stalls and large groups on deep litter

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Applied Animal Behaviour Science

• Publication date

  2007-06-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Biology

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  DOI 10.1016/J.APPLANIM.2006.05.014
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