Cortisol, behavioral responses, and injury scores of sows housed in gestation stalls

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 196-201

  Anil, Leena ^a   Anil, Sukumarannair S ^a   Deen, John ^a   Baidoo, Samuel K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cortisol; Gestation; Swine; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746263755     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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