The effects of split marketing on the physiology, behavior, and performance of finishing swine

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 338-345

  Scroggs, L V ^a   Kattesh, H G ^a,c   Morrow, J L ^b   Stalder, K J ^a   Dailey, J W ^b   Roberts, M P ^a   Schneider, J F ^a   Saxton, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c McCord Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Pigs; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; ECHOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRESS; SWINE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STRESS; SWINE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0036481920     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.802338x     Document Type: Article

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