This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.
Researchers from Italy and Ireland, Maria Costanza Galli, Martyna E. Lagoda, Flaviana Gottardo, Barbara Contiero and Laura A. Boyle share the findings of their study examining how enrichment and sow characteristics influence aggression after being introduced into new groups.
Continue reading “Summary: The role of environmental enrichment and back fat depth in the intensity of aggressive behavior performed by sows during the establishment of the dominance hierarchy”