Quantitative assessment of the effects of space allowance, group size and floor characteristics on the lying behaviour of growing-finishing pigs

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 777-783

  Averos X ^a,b   Brossard, L ^a,b   Dourmad, J Y ^a,b   De Greef, K H ^c   Edge, H L ^d   Edwards, S A ^d   Meunier Salaun M C ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

growing finishing pig; lying behaviour; meta analysis; slatted floor; space requirement

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 77954563218     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109991613     Document Type: Article

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