Management factors affecting activity and aggression in dynamic group housing systems with electronic sow feeding: A field trial

Animal Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 535-545

  Jensen, K H ^a   Sorensen L S ^a   Bertelsen, D ^b   Pedersen, A R ^a   Jorgensen E ^a   Nielsen, N P ^b   Vestergaard, K S ^c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b Hlth Prod Axelborg Axeltorv 3 D   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diurnal variation; Feeding behaviour; Group effect; Straw

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034369171     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800055260     Document Type: Article

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