Transport of early weaned piglets

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 128-135

  Lewis, Nora J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early weaning; Piglets; Transport

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; DEHYDRATION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; JUVENILE; PIG; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSPORTATION; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 38849096405     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.03.027     Document Type: Article

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