Influence of access to grass silage on the welfare of sows introduced to a large dynamic group

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 45-57

  O'Connell, Niamh Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dynamic group; Foraging substrate; Silage; Sows; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL WELFARE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRASS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PIG; SILAGE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34548424596     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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