Influence of different types of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of finishing pigs in two different housing systems. 2. Ratio of pigs to enrichment

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 51-58

  Scott, Kamara ^a   Taylor, Lisa ^b   Gill, Bhupinder P ^b   Edwards, Sandra A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural synchronisation; Environmental enrichment; Fully slatted; Pigs; Straw

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HABITAT QUALITY; PIG; SHELTER; STRAW;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 34247613053     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.05.042     Document Type: Article

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