Effect of environmental enrichment at two stages of development on belly nosing in piglets weaned at fourteen days

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3397-3403

  Bench, C J ^a,b   Gonyou, H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Belly nosing; Development; Enrichment; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SWINE; WEANING;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33845235846     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-050     Document Type: Article

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