Behavioural and physiolgical thermoregulation in groups of pregnant sows housed in a kennel system at low temperatures

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Andersen, Inger Lise ^a   Bøe, Knut Egil ^a   Hove, Knut ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Kennel; Physiology; Pregnant sows; Social rank order; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347746484     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A98-075     Document Type: Article

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