The welfare of gestating sows in conventional stalls and large groups on deep litter

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 87-101

  Karlen, Guillermo A M ^a   Hemsworth, Paul H ^a   Gonyou, Harold W ^b   Fabrega, Emma ^c   David Strom, A ^d   Smits, Robert J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

^c Centre de Control Porcí   (Spain)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e Bunge Meat Industries   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Housing; Reproduction; Sow; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL WELFARE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HORMONE; LITTER; PIG; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SALIVA; SHELTER; STRESS; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34247544422     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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