Tail-biting: A new perspective

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-147

  Taylor, Nina R ^a   Main, David C J ^a   Mendl, Mike ^a   Edwards, Sandra A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Obsessive; Pigs; Sudden forceful; Tail biting; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENDER; GENOTYPE; MOTIVATION; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TAIL BITING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MOTIVATION; SWINE; TAIL;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 78149415800     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.08.028     Document Type: Review

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