Effect of starting time of co-mingling non-littermates during lactation on performance and skin lesions of sows and piglets

The welfare and productivity of sows and piglets in group lactation from 7, 10, or 14 d postpartum

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Effects of Different Farrowing and Rearing Systems on Post-Weaning Stress in Piglets

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Sow and piglet behaviour in group lactation housing from 7 or 14 days post-partum

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Group lactation from 7 or 14 days of age reduces piglet aggression at weaning compared to farrowing crate housing

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Early socialisation as a strategy to increase piglets’ social skills in intensive farming conditions

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Long Term Benefits on Social Behaviour after Early Life Socialization of Piglets

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Improving welfare and production in the peri-weaning period: Effects of co-mingling and intermittent suckling on the stress response, performance, behaviour, and gastrointestinal tract carbohydrate absorption in young pigs

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Intermittent suckling with or without co-mingling of non-littermate piglets before weaning improves piglet performance in the immediate post-weaning period when compared with conventional weaning

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Consequences for Piglet Performance of Group Housing Lactating Sows at One, Two, or Three Weeks Post-Farrowing

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Development of piglets raised in a new multi-litter housing system vs. conventional single-litter housing until 9 weeks of age1

(2015) S. E. van Nieuwamerongen et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Socialising piglets in lactation positively affects their post-weaning behaviour

(2014) Talia Morgan et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Comparison of growth performance and agonistic interaction in weaned piglets of different weight classes from farrowing systems with group or single housing

(2012) A.-L. Bohnenkamp et al.   Animal

Increasing the Frequency of Co-Mingling Piglets During the Lactation Period Alters the Development of Social Behavior Before and After Weaning

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Influence of housing and social changes on growth, behaviour and cortisol in piglets at weaning

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Effects of early contact between non-littermate piglets and of the complexity of farrowing conditions on social behaviour and weight gain

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