Does balancing for color affect pigs' preference for different flavored tail-models?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-165

  Jankevicius, M L ^a   Widowski, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chewing behavior; Color; Pigs; Tail biting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PIG;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0242275384     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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