The responses of growing pigs exposed to cold with varying amounts of straw bedding

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 539-546

  Hayne, S M ^a,b   Tennessen, T ^a   Anderson, D M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cold conditions; Performance; Pigs; Straw bedding; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034346159     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A00-003     Document Type: Article

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