Regulation of contact with offspring by domestic sows: Temporal patterns and individual variation

Ethology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-51

  Pajor, E A ^a   Kramer, D L ^b   Fraser, D ^b  

^a Purdue University ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC SPECIES; MATERNAL CARE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PIG;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033969469     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2000.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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