Environmental enrichment influences on pig behavior, performance and meat quality

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 51-68

  Hill, Jeff D ^a   McGlone, John J ^a   Fullwood, Steven D ^a   Miller, Markus F ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Enrichment; Human animal bond; Performance; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; FOOD; GENOTYPE; HYBRID; SWINE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

EID: 0031898675     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00116-0     Document Type: Article

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