Individual differences in behaviour, physiology and pathology in breeding gilts housed in groups or stalls

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-41

  Geverink, N A ^a   Schouten, W G P ^a   Gort, G ^a   Wiegant, V M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Backtest; Cortisol; Heart rate; Pathology; Pigs; Stereotypies

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037457254     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00253-8     Document Type: Article

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