Long-stemmed straw as an additional nesting material in modified Schmid pens in a commercial breeding unit: Effects on sow behaviour, and on piglet mortality and growth

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 45-60

  Damm, B I ^a,b   Pedersen, L J ^a   Heiskanen, T ^b,c   Nielsen, N P ^c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Federation of Danish Pig Producers   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Loose housing; Nest building; Piglet mortality; Piglets; Sows; Straw

Indexed keywords

PIG;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 19544372786     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.10.013     Document Type: Article

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