Effects of lavender straw on stress and travel sickness in pigs

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 271-275

  Bradshaw, R H ^a   Marchant, J N ^a   Meredith, M J ^a   Broom, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LAMIACEAE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWINE;

EID: 0032159429     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.1998.4.3-271     Document Type: Article

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