Effects of regrouping on the individual behavioural characteristics of pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 267-278

  Hayne, Stephanie M ^a,b   Gonyou, Harold W ^a  

^a PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioural characteristics; Habituation; Personality; Pigs; Regrouping; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PIG; STRESS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037523548     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00084-4     Document Type: Article

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