Preliminary assessment of finishing pig welfare using animal-based measurements

Animal Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-211

  Whay, H R ^a   Leeb, C ^b   Main, D C J ^a   Green, L E ^c   Webster, A J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behavioural observations; Farm assurance; Finishing pigs; Injuries; Welfare assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FITNESS; INJURY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLAY; PREVALENCE; SKIN DEFECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SWINE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34249076679     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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