Individually measured feed intake characteristics and growth performance of group-housed weanling pigs: Effects of sex, initial body weight, and body weight distribution within groups

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 301-308

  Bruininx, E M A M ^a   Van Der Peet Schwering, C M C ^a   Schrama, J W ^b   Vereijken, P F G ^b   Vesseur, P C ^a   Everts, H ^c   Den Hartog, L A ^a   Beynen, A C ^c  

^a Research Institute for Pig Husbandry   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal Housing; Body Weight; Feed Intake; Group Behavior; Pigs; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEMALE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035258757     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.792301x     Document Type: Article

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