Performance, behaviour and immune capacity of domestic pigs reared for slaughter as siblings or transported and reared in mixed groups

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-112

  Lund, Anders ^a   Wallgren, Per ^a,b   Rundgren, Margareta ^a   Artursson, Karin ^a   Thomke, Sigvard ^a   Forsum, Caroline ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agonistic interactions; Cortisol; Ethology; Growth performance; Infections; Leukocytes; Porcine; Rearing system; Social stress

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 0006433275     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064709809362409     Document Type: Article

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