Effects of weaning age on the behavioural and neuroendocrine development of piglets

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 166-181

  Jarvis, Susan ^a   Moinard, Christine ^a   Robson, Sheena K ^a   Sumner, Barbara E H ^b   Douglas, Alison J ^c   Seckl, Jonathan R ^c   Russell, John A ^c   Lawrence, Alistair B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belly nosing; Cortisol; CRH mRNA; HPA; Pigs; Weaning

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CULLING; NEONATE; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; REARING; STEROID; SUCKLING; WEANING;

SUIDAE;

EID: 38849087468     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.03.018     Document Type: Article

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