Both energy content and bulk of food affect stereotypic behaviour, heart rate and feeding motivation of female pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 161-171

  Robert, S ^a   Rushen, J ^a   Farmer, C ^a  

^a SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feeding motivation; Heart rate; High fibre diets; Stereotypic behaviour; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030728540     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00067-1     Document Type: Article

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