The influence of dietary fibre and the provision of straw on the development of stereotypic behaviour in food restricted pregnant sows

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-102

  Whittaker, X ^a,b   Spoolder, H A M ^b   Edwards, S A ^a   Lawrence, A B ^a   Corning, S ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary fibre; Feeding and nutrition; Feeding motivation; Foraging; Pig; Straw

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; DIETARY FIBER; FERMENTATION; PREGNANCY; STEREOTYPY; STRAW; SWINE;

EID: 0032576621     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00183-X     Document Type: Article

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