Maternal responsiveness of sows towards piglet's screams during the first 24 h postpartum

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 248-259

  Illmann, Gudrun ^a   Neuhauserová, Kristýna ^a   Pokorná, Zuzana ^b   Chaloupková, Helena ^a   Šimečková, Marie ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b Czech Union for Nature Conservation ^*  (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Communication; Domestic pigs; Maternal behaviour; Mortality; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREASTFEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIGHTING; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; MORTALITY; PIG; VOCALIZATION;

SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 45149121527     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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