Feeder use patterns in group-housed pregnant sows fed with an unprotected electronic sow feeder (Fitmix)

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-336

  Chapinal, Núria ^a   Ruiz de la Torre, José Luis ^a   Cerisuelo, Alba ^a   Baucells, María Dolores ^a   Gasa, Josep ^a   Manteca, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; SOW (SWINE);

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SUS SCROFA; SWINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 53249097424     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888700802329939     Document Type: Article

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