Eliminative behaviour in preparturient gilts previously kept in pens or stalls

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 316-320

  Damm, Birgitte I ^a   Pedersen, Lene J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034311139     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647000750069511     Document Type: Article

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