The effect of parity and environmental restriction on behavioural and physiological responses of pre-parturient pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 203-216

  Jarvis, Susan ^a,c   Van der Vegt, Bea J ^b   Lawrence, Alistair B ^a   McLean, Kirsty A ^a   Deans, Lesley A ^a   Chirnside, Joan ^a   Calvert, Sheena K ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Animal Biology Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Environmental restriction; Nest building; Parity; Periparturient behaviour; Pig reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035100616     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00183-0     Document Type: Article

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