Influence of social conditions during rearing on the sexual behaviour of the domestic boar
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Animal Science
- Vol. 24 (2) , 245-251
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003356100011727
Abstract
SUMMARY: Three groups of six young male pigs (boars) were reared from 20 days to 7 mo of age under one of the following social conditions: a mixed sex group; an all-male group; or social restriction, without physical and visual contact with other pigs. The sexual behaviour of the boars was studied from 7 to 13 mo of age. The total number of copulations and the sum of all the courting behaviour activities were significantly greater (P<0·01) for the boars reared in the all-male and the mixed sex groups than for those reared in social restriction. Growth rate to 30 weeks of age, testicle size and semen quality were not affected by rearing treatment.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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