The influence of age on the use of potential enrichment objects and synchronisation of behaviour of pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 244-257

  Docking, Caroline M ^a,b   Van de Weerd, Heleen A ^a   Day, J E L ^b   Edwards, Sandra A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural synchronisation; Environmental enrichment; Pig

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PIG; SYNCHRONY;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 39749187365     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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