Effects of social "stressors" on belly-nosing behaviour in early-weaned piglets: Is belly-nosing an indicator of stress?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-152

  Gardner, J M ^a   Duncan, I J H ^a   Widowski, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Density; Mixing; Piglets; Post weaning behaviour; Social stress

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; PIG;

EID: 0035840861     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00158-7     Document Type: Article

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