Nursing behaviour, postpartum activity and reactivity in sows: Effects of farrowing environment, previous experience and temperament

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-76

  Thodberg, Karen ^a   Jensen, Karin H ^a   Herskin, Mette S ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behavioural test; Farrowing environment; Individual differences; Maternal behaviour

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; PIG;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037052869     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00023-0     Document Type: Article

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