Enhancing Pig Resilience Through Play-Based Rearing
Recent research supports that enriching pig rearing environments with play opportunities builds resilience to disease. One robust study assigned litters either to a play-promoted group (PLY, 5 litters) or a control group (CON, 4 litters) from birth. PLY pigs experienced three hours daily of additional space and novel manipulable items starting at day five of […]