Individual and pen-based oral fluid sampling: a welfare-friendly sampling method for group-housed gestating sows

This study shows that individual OFS is easy to perform in group-housed sows by a single operator, even though straw-bedded animals take longer to sample than animals housed on slatted floors, and suggests some guidelines to optimise pen-based OFS success.
Source: Preventive Veterinary Medicine - Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research