Alternative farrowing accommodation: Welfare and economic aspects of existing farrowing and lactation systems for pigs

Animal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-117

  Baxter, E M ^a   Lawrence, A B ^a   Edwards, S A ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

economics; farrowing; housing; lactation; performance; pig; welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LACTATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

EID: 82955193689     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731111001224     Document Type: Article

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