Effects of group size during pregnancy and introduction method on behaviour of relevance for piglet performance in multi-suckling pens

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-91

  Dybkjær, Lise ^a   Olsen, Anne N W ^a   Møller, Finn ^a   Jensen, Karin H ^a   Giersing, Mette ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cross suckling; Growth performance; Nursing behaviour; Preweaning mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037810888     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700310012485     Document Type: Article

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