Indicators of piglet survival in an outdoor farrowing system

Livestock Science

Volumn 124, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 266-276

  Baxter, Emma M ^a   Jarvis, Susan ^a   Sherwood, Lorna ^a   Robson, Sheena K ^a   Ormandy, Elisabeth ^b   Farish, Marianne ^a   Smurthwaite, Kathleen M ^c   Roehe, Rainer ^a   Lawrence, Alistair B ^a   Edwards, Sandra A ^d  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Animal Welfare Program   (Canada)

^c Grampian Country Food Group   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Outdoor systems; Piglet survival; Survival indicators; Welfare

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 67349271592     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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