Effect of rearing system and mixing at loading on transport and lairage behaviour and meat quality: Comparison of outdoor and conventionally raised pigs

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 902-911

  Barton Gade, P ^a  

^a DANISH MEAT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Mixing; Pigs; Rearing system; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 43649093314     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108002000     Document Type: Article

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