Effects of season on the behaviour of early-weaned piglets during and immediately following transport

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 182-192

  Lewis, Nora J ^a   Berry, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Early weaning; Pigs; Transport

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATIGUE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PIG; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VIDEOGRAPHY; WEANING;

NORTH AMERICA;

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748747683     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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