Nest-building in sows: Effects of farrowing housing on hormonal modulation of maternal characteristics

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 77-84

  Yun, Jinhyeon ^a   Swan, Kirsi Marja ^a   Vienola, Kirsi ^b   Farmer, Chantal ^c   Oliviero, Claudio ^b   Peltoniemi, Olli ^b   Valros, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Maternal behaviour; Nest building material; Nursing behaviour; Oxytocin; Pig welfare; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HOUSING; LACTATION; MATERNAL EFFECT; NESTING; PARTURITION; PIG;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84884351320     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2013.07.010     Document Type: Article

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