Behaviour of 3-week weaned pigs in Straw-Flow®, deep straw and flatdeck housing systems

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 269-280

  Kelly, H R C ^a   Bruce, J M ^a   English, P R ^b   Fowler, V R ^b   Edwards, S A ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Pig housing; Straw; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034037935     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00109-X     Document Type: Article

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