Performance and endocrine responses of group housed weaner pigs exposed to the air quality of a commercial environment

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-262

  Lee, C ^a,b   Giles, L R ^c   Bryden, W L ^a,d   Downing, J L ^a   Owens, P C ^e   Kirby, A C ^a   Wynn, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Environment; Group housing; Pigs; Stress

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 19044392054     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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