Effects of environmental enrichment and loose housing of lactating sows on piglet behaviour before and after weaning

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 31-41

  Oostindjer, Marije ^a   van den Brand, Henry ^a   Kemp, Bas ^a   Bolhuis, J Elizabeth ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Enrichment; Piglet; Social learning; Weaning

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMMERCIALIZATION; LACTATION; LEARNING; PIG; PLAY; WEANING;

SUIDAE;

EID: 80052089312     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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