Individual differences in responses of piglets to weaning at different ages

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-132

  Mason, Sharon P ^a   Jarvis, Susan ^a,b   Lawrence, Alistair B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Bush Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Pigs; Suckling related behaviours; Weaning

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PIG; WEANING;

EID: 0037413904     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00209-5     Document Type: Article

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