Is belly nosing redirected suckling behaviour?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 288-304

  Torrey, Stephanie ^a   Widowski, Tina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Belly nosing; Pig; Suckling; Weaning

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RESPONSE; HUNGER; PIG; SUCKLING; WEANING;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33750953303     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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