Sow behaviour involved in the crushing of piglets in outdoor farrowing huts - A brief report

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-115

  Vieuille, Caroline ^a   Berger, François ^b,d   Le Pape, Gilles ^a   Bellanger, Dominique ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b Chambre d'Agriculture de la Mayenne   (France)

^c Chambre Reg d'Agric Pays Loire   (France)

^d ERCA BIO   (France)

Author keywords

Crushing; Free ranging; Pig maternal behaviour; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PIG;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037413902     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00211-3     Document Type: Article

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