Degree of competition at feeding differentially affects behavior and performance of group-housed growing-finishing pigs of different relative weights

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 376-383

  Georgsson, L ^a,b   Svendsen, J ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competitive Ability; Feed Conversion Efficiency; Feed Intake; Feeding Behavior; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SWINE;

EID: 0036481034     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.802376x     Document Type: Article

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