Sow behaviour and welfare in voluntary cubicle pens (small static groups) and split-yard systems (large dynamic groups)

Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-74

  Durrell, J L ^a   Sneddon, I A ^a   Beattie, V E ^b   Kilpatrick, D J ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Biometrics Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal housing; Animal welfare; Behaviour; Group size; Sows

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036692244     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135772980005284X     Document Type: Article

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