Maternal presence and environmental enrichment affect food neophobia of piglets

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-22

  Oostindjer, Marije ^a   Munoz, Julia Mas ^a   Van Den Brand, Henry ^a   Kemp, Bas ^a   Bolhuis, J Elizabeth ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental enrichment; Food neophobia; Maternal presence; Piglets

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD INTAKE; MATERNAL CARE; OMNIVORY; PIG;

EID: 79551501925     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0430     Document Type: Article

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