Effects of Space Allocation and Temperature on Periparturient Maternal Behaviors, Steroid Concentrations, and Piglet Growth Rates

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2641-2648

  Biensen, N J ^a   Von Borell, E H ^a,b   Ford, S P ^a,c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c 11 Kildee Hall ^*

Author keywords

Floor space; Growth; Maternal behavior; Piglets; Sows; Steroids; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATION; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030277293     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74112641x     Document Type: Article

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