Effects of feeding level and the presence of a foraging substrate on the behaviour and stress physiological response of individually housed gilts

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 15-25

  De Leeuw, J A ^a   Ekkel, E D ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feeding level; Foraging behaviour; Satiety; Sows; Stress physiology; Substrate

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1542321071     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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