Consequences of weaning piglets at 21 and 28 days on growth, behaviour and hormonal responses

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 70-88

  Colson, Violaine ^a   Orgeur, Pierre ^a   Foury, Aline ^b   Mormède, Pierre ^b  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Catecholamines; Glucocorticoids; Growth rate; Piglet; Weaning; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE; PIG; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 33646481500     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.08.014     Document Type: Article

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