The effects of prior experience of straw and the level of straw provision on the behaviour of growing pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 189-202

  Day, J E L ^a   Burfoot, A ^a   Docking, C M ^a   Whittaker, X ^a   Spoolder, H A M ^a   Edwards, S A ^b  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Pig; Straw

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; LIVESTOCK; PIG;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037177249     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00017-5     Document Type: Article

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