Few differences found between early- and late-weaned pigs raised in the same environment

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-49

  Hohenshell, L M ^a   Cunnick, J E ^a   Ford, S P ^a   Kattesh, H G ^b   Zimmerman, D R ^a   Wilson, M E ^a   Matteri, R L ^c   Carroll, J A ^c   Lay Jr , D C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behavior; Physiology; Pigs; Stress; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

HYDROCORTISONE; TRANSCORTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS; SWINE; VIDEORECORDING; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS; SWINE; TRANSCORTIN; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WEANING;

EID: 0033630540     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.78138x     Document Type: Article

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