Operant responses of pigs to atmospheric ammonia

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 35-47

  Jones, J B ^a,b   Wathes, C M ^a   Webster, A J F ^b  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Operant conditioning; Pig housing

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031818941     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00130-5     Document Type: Article

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