Characterisation of spontaneous behaviour in Göttingen minipigs in the home pen

Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-103

  Søndergaard, Lene Vammen ^a   Jensen, Karin Hjelholt ^b   Hemmingsen, Ralf ^c   Hansen, Axel Kornerup ^a   Lind, Nanna Marie ^a,c  

^a Faculty of Health Sciences   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c University Hospital of Copenhagen ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIGHT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MINIPIG; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34250759897     PISSN: 09013393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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