Behavioural uniformity or diversity? Effects on behaviour and performance following regrouping in pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 28-44

  Hayne, Stephanie M ^a   Gonyou, Harold W ^a  

^a PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioural assessment; Habituation; Human approach; Pigs; Regrouping; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PIG; STRESS;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33646137376     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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