Thermal behaviour of growing pigs in response to high temperature and humidity

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Huynh, T T T ^a,b   Aarnink, A J A ^a   Gerrits, W J J ^a   Heetkamp, M J H ^a   Canh, T T ^c   Spoolder, H A M ^a   Kemp, B ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Inst Res Fruit Culture SV   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Modified behaviour; Pig; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HUMIDITY; PIG; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 16244405598     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.10.020     Document Type: Article

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