Influence of access to straw provided in racks on the welfare of sows in large dynamic groups

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 235-247

  Stewart, Charlotte Lauren ^a   O'Connell, Niamh Elizabeth ^a   Boyle, Laura ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dynamic group; Sows; Straw; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PIG; STRAW;

HORDEUM;

EID: 44949262080     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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