The effect of local or general anesthesia on the physiology and behavior of tail docked pigs

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1237-1246

  Sutherland, M A ^a,b   Davis, B L ^a   McGlone, J J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

anesthesia; animal welfare; behavior; pigs; tail docking

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 79960135652     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S175173111100019X     Document Type: Article

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