Individual calling to the feeding station can reduce agonistic interactions and lesions in group housed sows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 5013-5020

  Kirchner, J ^a   Manteuffel, G ^b   Schrader, L ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic calling; Agonistic behavior; Call feeding; Electronic feeding station; Gestating sows; Group housing

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EATING; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SWINE; VIDEORECORDING;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EATING; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; SUS SCROFA; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84882728826     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4478     Document Type: Article

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