Alternatives to nose-ringing in outdoor sows 1. The provision of a sacrificial rooting area

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 267-276

  Bornett, H L I ^a,b   Edge, H L ^a   Edwards, S A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Moulton College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Nose ringing; Pasture damage; Pig; Rooting behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PASTURE; PIG;

ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; SUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0141818909     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00143-6     Document Type: Article

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