Relationship between rooting behaviour and foraging in growing pigs

Animal Welfare

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-303

  Beattie, V E ^a,b   O'Connellt, N E ^b  

^a Agric Res Inst Northern Ireland   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Feed restriction; Food rewards; Pigs; Rooting behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEEDING; FORAGING; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; RECORDING; RECUMBENCY; SITTING; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036322906     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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