A note on the effect of control of the thermal environment on the well-being of growing pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-9

  Jones, R ^a   Nicol, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Operant control; Pig housing; Thermal environment; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032190681     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00148-8     Document Type: Article

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