Sow preferences for walls to lean against when lying down

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 53-63

  Damm, Birgitte I ^a   Moustsen, Vivi ^b   Jørgensen, Erik ^c   Pedersen, Lene J ^c   Heiskanen, Teresia ^a   Forkman, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b National Committee for Pig Production   (Denmark)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lying down; Piglet protection rail; Sows; Support; Wall

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CRUSHING; PIG; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; WALL;

EID: 33745727936     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.09.014     Document Type: Article

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