A case control study of on-farm risk factors for tail biting in pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 333-355

  Moinard, C ^a,c   Mendl, M ^a   Nicol, C J ^a   Green, L E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Epidemiology; Pig production; Tail biting; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PIG; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037460088     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00276-9     Document Type: Article

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