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Effect of dietary energy intake during pregnancy on grazing behaviour of primiparous sows kept in an outdoor system under tropical conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

R. H. Santos Ricalde  and
I. J. Lean
R. H. Santos Ricalde
Affiliation:
FMVZ – UADY, Apartado Postal 4-116 Itzimna, C.P. 9700, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.bcasso@tunku.uady.mx
I. J. Lean
Affiliation:
Wye College, University of London, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH. ianl@wye.ac.uk
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Extract

Grazing activity observed in sows kept outdoors is influenced by different factors such as their nutritional status and reproductive stage. Reduction in concentrate feed intake and pregnancy development in sows kept outdoors resulted in an increase in time spent by them in grazing under temperate conditions (Robert et al., 1997). Little information is available about behaviour of sows kept outdoors under tropical conditions. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of three planes of energy at three points in pregnancy on grazing behaviour of sows kept outdoors under tropical conditions.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2000 , 2000 , pp. 138
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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References

Robert, S., Rushen, J. and Farmer, C. 1997. Both energy content and bulk of food affect stereotypic behaviour, heart rate and feeding motivation of female pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 54: 161–171.Google Scholar