The effects of confinement on periparturient behaviour and circulating prolactin, prostaglandin F2α and oxytocin in gilts with access to a variety of nest materials

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-156

  Damm, B I ^a,d   Bildsoe M ^b   Gilbert, C ^c   Ladewig, J ^a   Vestergaard, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hormones; Housing; Nest building behaviour; Parturition; Sows

Indexed keywords

PIG;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037017819     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00212-X     Document Type: Article

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