The influence of canine teeth clipping on nursing and nursery pig performance

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Litters that either had their canine teeth clipped or left intact had similar preweaning and nursery growth and mortality rates, although pigs with intact teeth had more facial wounds than those with clipped teeth. Clipping canine teeth is not routinely necessary for modern swine farms.

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Bates, R. O., Hoge, M. D., Edwards, D. B., & Straw, B. E. (2003). The influence of canine teeth clipping on nursing and nursery pig performance. Journal of Swine Health and Production, 11(2), 75–79. https://doi.org/10.54846/jshap/347

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