Influence of environmental enrichment on welfare-related behavioural and physiological parameters in growing pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 443-450

  Beattie, V E ^c   O'Connell, N E ^c   Kilpatrick, D J ^a   Moss, B W ^b  

^a Biometrics Division   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Behaviour; Enrichment; Physiology; Pigs; Stress response

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034195928     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051791     Document Type: Article

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