Preweaning housing effects on behavior and physiological measures in pigs during the suckling and fattening periods

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1741-1749

  Chaloupkova H ^a   Illmann, G ^a   Neuhauserova K ^a   Tomanek M ^a   Valis L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Pig; Preweaning housing; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHEMISTRY; MEAT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; SUCKLING; SWINE; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WEANING;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROCORTISONE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SALIVA; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WEANING;

EID: 34547302124     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-504     Document Type: Article

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