Can tail damage outbreaks in the pig be predicted by behavioural change?

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 209, Issue , 2016, Pages 50-56

  Larsen, Mona Lilian Vestbjerg ^a   Andersen, Heidi Mai Lis ^a   Pedersen, Lene Juul ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behavioural change; Monitoring behaviour; Pig; Prediction; Tail biting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY POSTURE; LEG; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; OBJECT MANIPULATION; PIG; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BODY POSITION; EPIDEMIC; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; INJURIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE DISEASES; TAIL; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TAIL;

EID: 84955593510     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.12.001     Document Type: Review

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