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Effect of Increasing Group Size on Grower-Finisher Pigs

WShannon
Ethology
October 19, 2020

Housing grower-finisher pigs in larger pens while increasing group size has been increasingly of interest. Group sizes of 10, 20, 40 and 80 per pen were observed in the aspects of health and production. Group size does not significantly differ the health and production of grower-finisher pigs.

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