Health parameters in tail biters and bitten pigs in a case-control study

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 814-821

  Munsterhjelm, C ^a,b   Simola, O ^b   Keeling, L ^a   Valros, A ^b   Heinonen, M ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

clinical chemistry; haematology; health; histology; tail biting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; INJURY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; TAIL;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; MALE; SWINE; TAIL;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84875727676     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112002194     Document Type: Article

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