Reducing stress in piglets as a means of increasing production after weaning: Administration of amperozide or co-mingling of piglets during lactation?

Animal Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-130

  Pluske, J R ^a,b   Williams, I H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amperozide; Group housing; Piglets; Stress; Weaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030080001     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800014405     Document Type: Article

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