Tail-in-mouth behaviour in slaughter pigs, in relation to internal factors such as: Age, size, gender, and motivational background

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 159-166

  Schroder Petersen D L ^a   Heiskanen, T ^a   Ersboll A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Growth rate; Slaughter pigs; Tail biting; Tail in Mouth behaviour; Weight

Indexed keywords

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EID: 10644245240     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700410003835     Document Type: Article

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