Road transport of pigs over a long distance: Some aspects of behaviour, temperature and humidity during transport and some effects of the last two factors

Animal Production

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 257-263

  Lambooy, E ^a  

^a Research Institute for Animal Production Schoonoord ^*  (Netherlands)

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EID: 84971943263     PISSN: 00033561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000335610004232X     Document Type: Article

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