This study was performed between August 2021 and September 2022, at the Teagasc Pig Development Department, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland. Ethical approval was granted by the Teagasc Animal Ethics Committee (approval no. TAEC2020-273) and South East Technological University Ethics Committee (approval no. WIT2021REC011). The project was authorized by the Irish Health Products Regulatory Authority (project authorization no. AE19132/P129). The experiment was conducted in accordance with the legislation for commercial pig production set out in the European communities (welfare of farmed animals) regulations 2010 and in Irish legislation (SI no. 311/2010).
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