Effects of farrowing conditions on behaviour in multi-suckling pens for pigs

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 134-141

  Dybjaer L ^a   Olsen, A N W ^a   Mooller F ^a   Jensen, K H ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cross suckling; Growth performance; Maternal behaviour; Nursing; Preweaning mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044401686     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647001750193477     Document Type: Article

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