A comparative view on social hierarchy formation at different stages of pig production using sociometric measures

Livestock Science

Volumn 113, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 155-162

  Puppe, Birger ^a   Langbein, Jan ^a   Bauer, Jörg ^b   Hoy, Steffen ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dominance; Ontogeny; Pig; Social hierarchy; Sociometric measures

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 37549024221     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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