Preference of growing pigs for illuminance

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 19-31

  Taylor, Nina ^a,b   Prescott, Neville ^a   Perry, Graham ^b   Potter, Martin ^c   Sueur, Caroline Le ^c   Wathes, Christopher ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Research Animals Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Illuminance; Photoperiod; Pigs; Preference; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; LIVESTOCK; PHOTOPERIOD; PIG; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 31144476164     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.04.016     Document Type: Article

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