Measuring cutaneous thermal nociception in group-housed pigs using laser technique-Effects of laser power output

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 118, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 144-151

  Herskin, Mette S ^a   Ladewig, Jan ^b   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Heat; Laser; Pain; Pigs

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DRUG; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INJURY; LASER METHOD; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PIG;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 64649102022     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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