Nursing behaviour of sows during 5 weeks lactation and effects on piglet growth

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-104

  Valros, A E ^a   Rundgren, M ^b   Spinka M ^c   Saloniemi, H ^a   Rydhmer, L ^b   Algers, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Lactation; Nursing; Piglet growth; Repeatability; Swine

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; PIG;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037017818     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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