Tail docking in pigs: Acute physiological and behavioural responses

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 292-297

  Sutherland, M A ^a   Bryer, P J ^a   Krebs, N ^a   McGlone, J J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Cortisol; Pigs; Tail docking

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 42649116401     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107001450     Document Type: Article

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