The Effect of Farrowing Crate Heat Lamp Location on Sow and Pie Patterns of Lying and Pig Survival

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2995-3002

  Hrupka, B J ^a,b   Leibbrandt, V D ^a   Crenshaw, T D ^a   Benevenga, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavior patterns; Farrowing pens, creeps; Heat regulation; Piglets; Survival

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BUILDING; FEMALE; HEAT; HEATING; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HEAT; HEATING; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MORTALITY; POSTURE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE;

EID: 0032253626     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.76122995x     Document Type: Article

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