Indirect Genetic Effects for Growth Rate in Domestic Pigs Alter Aggressive and Manipulative Biting Behaviour

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 117-126

  Camerlink, Irene ^a   Ursinus, Winanda W ^a   Bijma, Piter ^a   Kemp, Bas ^a   Bolhuis, J Elizabeth ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Genotype environment interaction; Indirect genetic effects; Pig; Response to selection; Tail biting

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BITING BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC PIG; EAR; GROWTH RATE; HEREDITY; INDIRECT GENETIC EFFECT; JUTE; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; STRAW; TAIL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; BITES AND STINGS; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; PHENOTYPE; PIG;

CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SUS SCROFA; SWINE;

EID: 84906958008     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-014-9671-9     Document Type: Article

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