Assessment of sub-grouping behaviour in pigs housed at different group sizes

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 291-302

  Turner, Simon P ^a   Morgan, Graham W ^b   Edwards, Sandra A ^a,c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group size; Location preferences; Space use; Sub groups

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; DOMINANCE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PIG; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SPACE USE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0141484317     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00139-4     Document Type: Article

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