The effect of floor type in farrowing crates on piglet welfare

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-81

  Lewis, E ^a,b   Boyle, L A ^a   O'Doherty, J V ^b   Brophy, P ^b   Lynch, P B ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Farrowing crates; Floors; Limb lesions; Piglet welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 29344449988     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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