Review: Quantifying animal feeding behaviour with a focus on pigs

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 138, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-51

  Maselyne, Jarissa ^a,b   Saeys, Wouter ^a   Van Nuffel, Annelies ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviour; Meal; Methodology; Pig; Sensor; Visit

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MEAL; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; REVIEW; SATIETY; SENSOR; ANIMAL; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; PIG;

ANIMALS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MEALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SWINE;

EID: 84908632033     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.09.012     Document Type: Review

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