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SUBMITTER: Kakanis M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9952019 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kakanis Michail M Marinou Katerina K Sossidou Evangelia N EN
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20230215 4
Tail biting is both an important economic and a welfare problem. The primary preventive measure, almost on a routine basis throughout Europe, remains tail docking following a risk analysis. This study aimed to get insight on the perceptions of Greek pig farmers towards tail docking, intervention measures, and risk factors of tail biting, as well as opinions on pig welfare themes. Eighty-two farmers answered a questionnaire provided online and in printed form. In the case of a tail-biting outbrea ...[more]