Repeated handling of pigs during rearing. I. Refusal of contact by the handler and reactivity to familiar and unfamiliar humans

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1653-1663

  Terlouw, E M C ^a,b   Porcher, J ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Discrimination; Handling; Human Animal Interaction; Pigs; Social Behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33645963149     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.8371653x     Document Type: Article

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