Social rank of pregnant sows affects their body weight gain and behavior and performance of the offspring

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 420-429

  Kranendonk, G ^a   Van Der Mheen, H ^b   Fillerup, M ^b   Hopster, H ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Group housing; Maternal effect; Pig; Social stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SALIVA; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STANDARD; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SALIVA; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34047258839     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-074     Document Type: Article

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