Effect of the duration of commercial journeys between rearing farms and growing-finishing farms on the physiological stress response of weaned piglets

Livestock Science

Volumn 122, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 339-344

  Averos X ^a   Herranz, A ^b   Sanchez R ^c   Gosalvez L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b Asociación Nacional de Comerciantes de Ganado Porcino ANCOPORC   (Spain)

^c INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Physiological welfare indicators; Piglet; Transport duration

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 67349228826     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.09.019     Document Type: Article

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