The influence of sequential and simultaneous feeding and the availability of straw on the behaviour of gilts in group housing

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-48

  Krause, M ^a   Van 'T Klooster, C E ^a   Bure R G ^a   Metz, J H M ^a   Sambraus, H H ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Feeding; Group housing; Sows

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009972172     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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