Effects of different degrees of social isolation on the behaviour of weaned piglets kept for experimental purposes

Animal Welfare

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-249

  Herskin, M S ^a   Jensen, K H ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behavioural reactivity; Housing; Metabolism chamber; Novelty; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000231716     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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