Prevention and treatment of tail biting in weaned piglets

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 269-281

  Zonderland, Johan J ^a   Wolthuis Fillerup, Maaike ^a   van Reenen, Cornelis G ^a   Bracke, Marc B M ^a   Kemp, Bas ^a   Hartog, Leo A den ^a   Spoolder, Hans A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental enrichment; Pigs; Tail biting; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; JUVENILE; PIG; WEANING;

SUIDAE;

EID: 39749097980     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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