Hypothermia in neonatal piglets: Interactions and causes of individual differences

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2073-2085

  Kammersgaard, T S ^a   Pedersen, L J ^a   Jorgensen, E ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behavior; Birth weight; Hypothermia; Neonatal piglet; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHERMIA; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANOXIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYPOTHERMIA; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 80052587601     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3022     Document Type: Article

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