Effect of gestation housing on behaviour and skin lesions of sows in farrowing crates

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-134

  Boyle, L A ^a,b   Leonard, F C ^b   Lynch, P B ^a   Brophy, P ^b  

^a Fermoy Co   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Farrowing behaviour; Farrowing crate; Leg injuries; Loose housing; Lying behaviour; Sow

Indexed keywords

PIG;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0037017827     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00211-8     Document Type: Article

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