Welfare and production implications of teeth clipping and iron injection of piglets in outdoor systems in Scotland

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 95-105

  Brown, J M E ^a   Edwards, S A ^a   Smith, W J ^a   Thompson, E ^b   Duncan, J ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Grampian Country Food Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iron; Outdoor; Piglet; Teeth clipping

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002758047     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5877(96)01013-6     Document Type: Article

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