Behavioural and physiological responses of pigs to sound

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 187-201

  Talling, J C ^a   Waran, N K ^b   Wathes, C M ^a   Lines, J A ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b IERM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arousal; Heart rate; Locomotion; Pigs; Sound

Indexed keywords

ARENA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030199420     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(96)01029-5     Document Type: Article

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