The effect of thermal environment and age on neonatal pig behavior

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 583-591

  Hrupka, B J ^a,b   Leibbrandt, V D ^a   Crenshaw, T D ^a   Benevenga, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavior; Heat Regulation; Piglets

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CLIMATE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034154589     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.783583x     Document Type: Article

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