Interdependence of welfare outcome measures and potential confounding factors on finishing pig farms

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-31

  Mullan, Siobhan ^a   Edwards, Sandra A ^b   Butterworth, Andrew ^a   Whay, Helen R ^a   Main, David C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Farm assurance; Pig; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; GROUP SIZE; LESION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PIG; STOCKING DENSITY;

SUIDAE;

EID: 70349804279     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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