How does former acquaintance affect aggressive behaviour in repeatedly mixed male and female pigs?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 297-306

  Giersing, Mette ^a   Andersson, Arne ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anomalous behaviour; Pig agonistic behaviour; Regrouping; Sex influence; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031656175     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00141-5     Document Type: Article

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