The effect of two teeth resection procedures on the welfare of piglets in farrowing crates. Part 1

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 233-249

  Lewis, E ^a,b,c   Boyle, L A ^a   Lynch, P B ^a   Brophy, P ^b   O'Doherty, J V ^b  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Provimi Research and Technology Centre   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Farrowing crates; Piglets; Teeth resection; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; PIG;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 13744249882     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.08.022     Document Type: Article

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