The effect of boar team size on reproductive behaviour in a dynamic service system
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Published:2001
Issue:
Volume:2001
Page:OC7-OC7
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ISSN:1752-7562
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Container-title:Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Proc. Br.Soc. Anim. Sci.
Author:
Grigoriadis D. F.,Edwards S. A.,English P. R.,Davidson F.
Abstract
The effect of male hierarchy on the sexual activity of individuals is unclear from the recent scientific literature and a clear distinction between the social and sexual aspects of this hierarchy is lacking. Moreover, the effect of male team size on the extent of sexual competition between individuals has not been examined in the recently developed group mating systems for pigs, such as the Dynamic Service System for gilts (DSS). The main objectives of the present study were therefore to examine the effect of boar sexual status on the sexual activity of individuals and the influence of boar team size on the reproductive output of a DSS.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)