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Genetic validation of postmixing skin injuries in pigs as an indicator of aggressiveness and the relationship with injuries under more stable social conditions.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 2009
Turner S P, Roehe R, D'Eath R B, Ison S H, Farish M, Jack M C, Lundeheim N, Rydhmer L, Lawrence A B
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the study was to estimate genetic correlations between skin lesions and aggressive behavior postmixing and under more stable social conditions as a potential means of selecting against pig aggressiveness. Postmixing aggression in commercial pig production is common, compromises w...
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