Effect of housing system on the behavior and welfare for pregnant sows;Influência do sistema de alojamento no comportamento e bem-estar de matrizes suínas em gestação

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1319-1329

  Da Silva, Iran José Oliveira ^a   Pandorfi, Héliton ^b   Piedade, Sônia Maria De Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UFRPE

Author keywords

Animal behavior; Thermal comfort of buildings; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 47749093159     PISSN: 15163598     EISSN: 18069290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-35982008000700025     Document Type: Article

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