Genetic validation of postmixing skin injuries in pigs as an indicator of aggressiveness and the relationship with injuries under more stable social conditions

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3076-3082

  Turner, S P ^a   Roehe, R ^a   D'Eath, R B ^a   Ison, S H ^a   Farish, M ^a   Jack, M C ^a   Lundeheim, N ^b   Rydhmer, L ^b   Lawrence, A B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggression; Fighting; Genetic correlations; Lesion; Pig

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; INJURY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SKIN; SWINE;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SKIN; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 70349671055     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1558     Document Type: Article

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