Effects of feed-back from the nest on maternal responsiveness and postural changes in primiparous sows during the first 24 h after farrowing onset

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-124

  Pedersen, L J ^a   Damm, B I ^b   Marchant, Jeremy N ^c   Jensen, K H ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental enrichment; Maternal behaviour; Piglets; Responsiveness; Sows

Indexed keywords

PIG;

EID: 0042410475     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00116-3     Document Type: Article

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