Meta-analysis on the effects of the physical environment, animal traits, feeder and feed characteristics on the feeding behaviour and performance of growing-finishing pigs

Animal

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1275-1289

  Averos X ^a,b,e   Brossard, L ^a,b   Dourmad, J Y ^a,b   De Greef, K H ^c   Edwards, S A ^d   Meunier Salaun M C ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

Author keywords

feeding behaviour; growing finishing pig; meta analysis; performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUS SCROFA; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84863433446     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112000328     Document Type: Article

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