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Behavior of grazing European wild boar (Sus scrofa) in a semi-extensive production system
Provedor de dados: 118
Autores: Hodgkinson,Suzanne M; Matus,Felipe; Lopez,Ignacio F.
In the semi-extensive farming systems that are used to raise European wild boar in countries such as Chile, the behavior of the animals in paddocks has not been studied and is important for managing the system. The objective of the present study was to determine the proportion of time that grazing wild boar spent on different activities and the distribution of these activities during the day. The study was conducted in paddocks containing Cynodon dactylon, Lolium perenne and Poa pratensis. A total of 35 purebred European wild boars with a liveweight (average + SEM) of 37.4 + 1.11 kg with noserings were used in the study. The animals were in the paddocks from 08:30 h until 16:30 h, after which they had free access to a commercial diet for one hour and were...
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Behavior observations; Behavior patterns; European wild boar; Grazing.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202013000100017