The influence of drinker allocation and group size on the drinking behaviour, welfare and production of growing pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 617-624

  Turner, S P ^a   Edwards, S A ^a   Bland, V C ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drinking; Group size; Pigs; Water intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033147753     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050645     Document Type: Article

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