Breeding pigs for improved welfare

Welfare of Pigs from Birth to Slaughter

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 243-270

  Rydhmer, L ^a   Lundeheim, N ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breeding goal; Negative side effects; Selection; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899397103     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-637-3     Document Type: Chapter

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