Effect of transport on some welfare characteristics of slaughter pigs;Invloed van transport op welzijnskenmerken van vleesvarkens

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 310-317

  Perremans, S ^a   Geers, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Pigs; Transport; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030351268     PISSN: 03039021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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