Tail-in-mouth behaviour among weaner pigs in relation to age, gender and group composition regarding gender

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-34

  Schroder Petersen D L ^a   Simonsen, H B ^a   Lawson, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Pigs; Tail biting; Tail in mouth behaviour; Weaner

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038054558     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700310002017     Document Type: Article

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