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A method based upon assessment of “risk factors” derived from ecopathological studies and used to prevent enzootic herd diseases is presented. The author submits that method to the behavioural scientists because pathology and behaviour problems can be considered as two kinds of manifestation of the disharmony of an animal intensive production system.
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© 1983 ECSC, EEC, EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg
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Tillon, J.P. (1983). An Ecopathological Approach for Assessing Risk Factors in Intensive Rearing Systems: Examples from Pig Production. In: Smidt, D. (eds) Indicators Relevant to Farm Animal Welfare. Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6738-0_17
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