Effects of rearing conditions on behavioural and physiological responses of pigs to preslaughter handling and mixing at transport

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 451-458

  De Jong, I C ^a,b   Prelle, I T ^b   Van De Burgwal, J A ^a   Lambooij, E ^a   Korte, S M ^a   Blokhuis, H J ^a   Koolhaas, J M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cortisol; Housing conditions; Pigs; Slaughter

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034356877     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/a99-130     Document Type: Article

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