Does the number of daily meals affect feeding motivation and behaviour of gilts fed high-fibre diets?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-117

  Robert, S ^a   Bergeron, R ^b   Farmer, C ^a   Meunier Salaun M C ^c  

^a SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Behavioural activity; Feeding motivation; Fibre; Meal number; Pigs; Stereotypies

Indexed keywords

PIG;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037017876     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00003-5     Document Type: Article

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