Analysis of belly nosing and associated behaviour among pigs weaned at 12-14 days of age

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-294

  Li, Yuzhi ^a   Gonyou, Harold W ^a  

^a PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Belly nosing; Early weaning; Sequential analysis; Social behaviour; Swine

Indexed keywords

PIG; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WEANING;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037189457     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00076-X     Document Type: Article

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