Characterisation of sows' postures and posture changes with regard to crushing piglets

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 49-55

  Wischner, Diane ^a   Kemper, Nicole ^a   Stamer, Eckhard ^b   Hellbruegge, Barbara ^a   Presuhn, Ulrich ^c   Krieter, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b TiDa Tier und Daten GmbH   (Germany)

^c Farm Concepts GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crushing; Farrowing; Maternal ability; Pig; Posture changes

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; JUVENILE; MATERNAL CARE; MOVEMENT; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PIG; PREGNANCY;

SUIDAE;

EID: 67349285889     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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