Individual aggressiveness of pigs can be measured and used to reduce aggression after mixing

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 137-151

  Erhard, Hans W ^a,b,d   Mendl, Michael ^a,e   Ashley, Doranne D ^c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Mixing; Pig agonistic behaviour; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; MIXING; PIG;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030842193     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00068-3     Document Type: Article

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