Predictors of social dominance and aggression in gilts

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-129

  Drickamer, Lee C ^a   Arthur, Robert D ^a   Rosenthal, Thomas L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anogenital distance; Gilts; Pigs; Social dominance; Weaning weight

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; LITTER SIZE; PIG; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033526024     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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