Eating and drinking activity of newly weaned piglets: Effects of individual characteristics, social mixing, and addition of extra zinc to the feed

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 702-711

  Dybkjaer L ^a   Jacobsen, A P ^a   Togersen F A ^a   Poulsen, H D ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drinking behavior; Eating behavior; Mixing; Piglets; Weaning; Zinc

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748769817     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2006.843702x     Document Type: Article

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