Feeding strategy in group-housed growing pigs of four different breeds

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 109-120

  Fernández, Josep ^a   Fàbrega, Emma ^b   Soler, Joaquim ^b   Tibau, Joan ^b   Ruiz, José Luis ^a   Puigvert, Xavier ^c   Manteca, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breed comparison; Electronic dispensers; Feeding behaviour; Feeding strategy; Growing pigs

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; LIGHT INTENSITY; PIG;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 80053262011     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.06.018     Document Type: Article

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