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Evaluation of the sustainability of contrasted pig farming systems: breeding programmes.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Dec 2014
Rydhmer L, Gourdine J L, de Greef K, Bonneau M
Abstract excerpt
The sustainability of breeding activities in 15 pig farming systems in five European countries was evaluated. One conventional and two differentiated systems per country were studied. The Conventional systems were the standard systems in their countries. The differentiated systems were of three categories: Adapted Conventional with focus on animal welfare, meat quality or environment (five systems); Traditional...
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