Aggressiveness and brain amine concentration in dominant and subordinate finishing pigs fed the β-adrenoreceptor agonist ractopamine

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3107-3120

  Poletto, R ^a,b   Cheng, H W ^a   Meisel, R L ^c,d   Garner, J P ^b   Richert, B T ^b   Marchant Forde, J N ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; Biogenic amine; Brain; Ractopamine; Sex; Social rank

Indexed keywords

AMINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; RACTOPAMINE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SWINE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; AGGRESSION; AMINES; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; PHENETHYLAMINES; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 77955991092     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-1876     Document Type: Article

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