Socialising piglets before weaning improves social hierarchy formation when pigs are mixed post-weaning

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 199-211

  D'Eath, Richard B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Pig; Social behaviour; Swine; Weaning

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; PIG; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WEANING;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 23944495142     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.11.019     Document Type: Article

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