Decubital shoulder ulcers in sows: A review of classification, pain and welfare consequences

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 757-766

  Herskin, M S ^a   Bonde, M K ^a   Jorgensen E ^b   Jensen, K H ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

lesion; pain; pathology; sow; welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79957534330     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S175173111000203X     Document Type: Article

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