Preparatory work for the future development of animal based measures for assessing the welfare of pig ‐ Report 2: Preparatory work for the future development of animal based measures for assessing the welfare of weaned, growing and fattening pigs including aspects related to space allowance, floor types, tail biting and need for tail docking
2011; European Food Safety Authority; Volume: 8; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2903/sp.efsa.2011.en-181
ISSN2397-8325
AutoresH.A.M. Spoolder, M.B.M. Bracke, Christine Mueller‐Graf, S.A. Edwards,
Tópico(s)Microbial infections and disease research
ResumoEFSA Supporting PublicationsVolume 8, Issue 7 181E External scientific reportOpen Access Preparatory work for the future development of animal based measures for assessing the welfare of pig - Report 2: Preparatory work for the future development of animal based measures for assessing the welfare of weaned, growing and fattening pigs including aspects related to space allowance, floor types, tail biting and need for tail docking Hans Spoolder, Hans Spoolder Wageningen UR Livestock Research, PO box 65, 8200 AB, Lelystad, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorMarc Bracke, Marc Bracke Wageningen UR Livestock Research, PO box 65, 8200 AB, Lelystad, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorChristine Mueller-Graf, Christine Mueller-Graf Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) Head of Unit Epidemiology, Biometry and Mathematical Modelling Department Scientific Services, Alt-Marienfelde 17-21, D-12277 Berlin, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorSandra Edwards, Sandra Edwards Newcastle University, School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Agriculture Building Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UKSearch for more papers by this author Hans Spoolder, Hans Spoolder Wageningen UR Livestock Research, PO box 65, 8200 AB, Lelystad, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorMarc Bracke, Marc Bracke Wageningen UR Livestock Research, PO box 65, 8200 AB, Lelystad, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorChristine Mueller-Graf, Christine Mueller-Graf Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) Head of Unit Epidemiology, Biometry and Mathematical Modelling Department Scientific Services, Alt-Marienfelde 17-21, D-12277 Berlin, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorSandra Edwards, Sandra Edwards Newcastle University, School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Agriculture Building Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 19 July 2011 https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2011.EN-181Citations: 9 The present document has been produced and adopted by the bodies identified above as author(s). 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