Associations between lying-down behaviour problems and body condition, limb disorders and skin lesions of lactating sows housed in farrowing crates in commercial sow herds

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 179-187

  Bonde, Marianne ^a   Rousing, Tine ^a   Badsberg, Jens Henrik ^a   Sørensen, Jan Tind ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Injuries; Leg disorders; Lying behaviour; Multivariate analysis; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2442514161     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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