Optimizing pig welfare in the growing and finishing stage Dr Birgit Jensen

Optimizing pig welfare in the growing and finishing stage Dr Birgit JensenThe main objectives of this chapter are to define animal welfare and to identify where intensive production systems may put finishing pigs at risk of poor animal welfare. The chapter discusses pig behavior and how this is affected by production systems, group size, living condition as well as systems for monitoring animal health and care.

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The pattern of tree planting and tree management play an important part in the sustainability of an agroforestry system

Microbial bioprotectants have the potential to play a major role in the future of crop protection

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it offers a unique insight into the politics of Victorian England

A paradigm shift in the management of bacterial diseases of food animals is needed

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Presents a revised chronology of the significant archaeological site Hasanlu in northwestern Iran