Prenatal flavor exposure affects flavor recognition and stress-related behavior of piglets

Chemical Senses

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 775-787

  Oostindjer, Marije ^a   Bolhuis, J Elizabeth ^a   Van den Brand, Henry ^a   Kemp, Bas ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioral tests; Chemosensory learning; Neophobia; Pigs; Preference

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANISE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLAVOR; LACTATION; LEARNING; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PIGLET; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; STRESS; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; TASTE PREFERENCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLAVORING AGENTS; FOOD PREFERENCES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 74049121231     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjp063     Document Type: Article

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