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The Welfare of Pigs pp 13–45Cite as

The Natural Behaviour of the Pig

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    D’Eath, R.B., Turner, S.P. (2009). The Natural Behaviour of the Pig. In: Marchant-Forde, J.N. (eds) The Welfare of Pigs. Animal Welfare, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8909-1_2

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