Peripartal behaviour and teat lesions of sows in farrowing crates and in a loose-housing system

Animal Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 273-276

  Verhovsek, D ^a   Troxler, J ^a   Baumgartner, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Farrowing pen; Pig; Piglet crushing; Skin lesions

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; BIRTH INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FARMING SYSTEM; LACTATION; NIPPLE; NONHUMAN; RESTLESSNESS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34249103614     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (11)

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