Aggression among finishing pigs following mixing in kennelled and unkennelled accommodation

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-129

  Spoolder, H A M ^a   Edwards, S A ^b   Corning, S ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Finishers; Housing system; Mixing; Pig

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034056583     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00121-9     Document Type: Article

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