Expert consultation on weighting factors of criteria for assessing environmental enrichment materials for pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 14-23

  Bracke, Marc B M ^a   Zonderland, Johan J ^a   Bleumer, Edwin J B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment criteria; Enrichment; Housing; Pigs; Toys; Validation

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORRELATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LEGISLATION; MODEL VALIDATION; PIG;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 33947106911     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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