Behavior and performance of lactating sows and piglets reared indoors or outdoors

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2571-2579

  Johnson, A K ^a   Morrow Tesch, J L ^a   McGlone, J J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Environment; Performance; Piglets; Sows

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0035487786     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.79102571x     Document Type: Article

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