The effect of method of tail docking on tail-biting behaviour and welfare of pigs

Animal Welfare

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 561-570

  Sutherland, M A ^a   Bryer, P J ^a   Krebs, N ^a   McGlone, J J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Pigs; Tail biting; Tail docking; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IRON; IRON DEXTRAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; BITE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLUNT TRAUMA; BODY WEIGHT; CAUTERIZATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGLET; SCORING SYSTEM; SWINE; TAIL; TAIL BITING; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 70449670746     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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