The effect of shot biopsy on behavior, salivary cortisol, and heart rate in slaughter pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1614-1619

  Geverink, N A ^a   Ruis, M A W ^a,b   Eisen, R ^a   Lambooij, E ^a   Blokhuis, H J ^a   Wiegant, V M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavior; Biopsy; Heart Rate; Hydrocortisone; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; LOCOMOTION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SALIVA; STANDARD; STRESS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYDROCORTISONE; LOCOMOTION; MEAT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SALIVA; STRESS; SWINE;

EID: 0033163284     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7771614x     Document Type: Article

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