Increasing the Frequency of Co-Mingling Piglets During the Lactation Period Alters the Development of Social Behavior Before and After Weaning

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-180

  Kanaan, Vanessa T ^a,c   Lay, Donald C ^b   Richert, Brian T ^a   Pajor, Edmond A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY HEIGHT; CO MINGLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR INJURY; FACE; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HABITUATION; JUMPING; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PIGLET; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84859561645     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: 15327604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2012.658333     Document Type: Article

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