Impacts of chronic stress and social status on various physiological and performance measures in pigs of different breeds

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 588-596

  Sutherland, M A ^a   Niekamp, S R ^a   Rodriguez Zas, S L ^a   Salak Johnson, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Breed; Immune; Performance; Pig; Social status; Stress

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748763340     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2006.843588x     Document Type: Article

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