Aggression between unacquainted pigs - Sequential assessment and effects of familiarity and weight

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 49-61

  Jensen, Per ^a   Yngvesson, Jenny ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fight; Mixing; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031848425     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00097-X     Document Type: Article

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