Effect of feeding environment on performance, Injuries, Plasma cortisol and behaviour in growing-finishing Pigs: Studies on individual pigs housed in groups

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 250-262

  Botermans, Jos A M ^a   Georgsson, Lotta ^a   Weström, Björn R ^b   Olsson, Anne Charlotte ^a   Svendsen, Jørgen ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034311130     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647000750069449     Document Type: Article

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