Feeding motivation in pregnant sows: Effects of fibrous diets in an operant conditioning procedure

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 21-29

  Ramonet, Y ^a   Bolduc, J ^b   Bergeron, R ^b   Robert, S ^c   Meunier Salaun M C ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary fibre; Feeding and nutrition; Feeding motivation; Operant conditioning; Pig

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0343114340     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00077-5     Document Type: Article

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