Effects of rearing and housing environment on behaviour and performance of pigs with different coping characteristics

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 68-85

  Bolhuis, Jantina Elizabeth ^a   Schouten, Willem G P ^a   Schrama, Johan W ^a   Wiegant, Victor M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coping strategy; Environmental change; Environmental enrichment; Ontogeny; Personality; Pig welfare

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COPING STRATEGY; HOUSING CONDITIONS; PIG; PLAY; REARING; STRAW;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33750604749     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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