The effect of stocking density and social regrouping stressors on growth performance, carcass characteristics, nutrient digestibility and physiological stress responses in pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-119

  Leek, A B G ^a   Sweeney, B T ^a   Duffy, P ^a   Beattie, V E ^b   O'Doherty, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DEVENISH NUTRITION LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Growth; Pigs; Social interaction; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

AVES; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 4444319566     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800054588     Document Type: Article

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