Environmental temperature, space allowance, and regrouping: Additive effects of multiple concurrent stressors in growing pigs-

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 131-138

  Hyun, Y ^a   Ellis, M ^a   Curtis, S E ^a   Johnson, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Regrouping; Space; Stress; Swine; Temperature

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 19044384441     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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