The effect of nose ringing on exploratory behaviour in gilts

Animal Welfare

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-118

  Studnitz, Merete ^a   Jensen, K Hjelholt ^a   Jorgensen E ^a   Jensen, K Kjær K ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b Ølgod Kommune ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behavioural substitution; Exploration; Gilt; Nose ring; Rooting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; MASTICATION; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; SAND; SNIFFING;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037258328     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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