Behavioural observations of piglets undergoing tail docking, teeth clipping and ear notching

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 1994, Pages 203-213

  Noonan, G J ^a   Rand, J S ^a   Priest, J ^a   Ainscow, J ^a   Blackshaw, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Piglet behaviour; Tail docking; Teeth clipping

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149148279     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(94)90156-2     Document Type: Article

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