The effects of weaning at 7, 14 and 28 days on piglet behaviour

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 173-182

  Worobec, E K ^a   Duncan, I J H ^a   Widowski, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early weaning; Feeding; Ontogeny; Piglets; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033557324     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00225-1     Document Type: Article

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