Effect of temporary crating on maternal behaviour and piglet mortality – Veronika Simanová
Veronika Simanová
Master's thesis
Effect of temporary crating on maternal behaviour and piglet mortality
Abstract:
Temporary crating is an alternative housing system for lactating sows and their piglets that was created in order to improve sows’ welfare. Sows in temporary crating are confined only for a short time interval (since the end of gestation period until approximately first 3 days post-partum) to minimise piglet mortality during this critical period. It is not clear whether there is a change in maternal …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 17. 4. 2023
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 17. 5. 2023
- Supervisor: RNDr. Gudrun Illmann, CSc.
- Reader: Jitka Šilerová, externi
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SIMANOVÁ, Veronika. \textit{Effect of temporary crating on maternal behaviour and piglet mortality}. Online. Master's thesis. Praha: Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources. 2023. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/iku9oz/.
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Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural ResourcesMaster programme:
Animal Health and Welfare Management
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