Agonistic interactions and physiological reactions of top- and bottom-ranking pigs confronted with a familiar and an unfamiliar group: Preliminary results

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 79-90

  Otten, W ^a   Puppe, B ^a   Stabenow, B ^a   Kanitz, E ^a   Schon P C ^a   Brussow K P ^a   Nurnberg G ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Cortisol; Heart rate; Pig social behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031408267     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00036-1     Document Type: Article

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