Effects of Stocking Density and Transportation Time of Market Pigs on Their Behaviour, Plasma Concentrations of Glucose and Stress-associated Enzymes and Carcass Quality

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 116-121

  Kim, D H ^a   Woo, J H ^a   Lee, C Y ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Carcass; Pig; Stress; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0842268053     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.116     Document Type: Article

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