Savaging gilts are more restless and more responsive to piglets during the expulsive phase of parturition

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-91

  Ahlström, Susanna ^a   Jarvis, Susan ^b   Lawrence, Alistair B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gilt; Maternal behaviour; Pig; Piglet directed aggression; Savaging

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; MATERNAL CARE; PARTURITION;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037154690     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00207-6     Document Type: Article

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