The effect of pen design on free space utilization of sows group housed in gestation pens equipped with free access stalls

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 93-98

  Rioja Lang, Fiona C ^a   Hayne, Stephanie M ^a   Gonyou, Harold W ^a,b  

^a PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Free access stalls; Gestation; Group housing; Sows; Space

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HOUSING; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; PIG; PREGNANCY; RANKING; SPACE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84884349365     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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