Causes, consequences and biomarkers of stress in swine: An update

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Martínez Miró, Silvia ^a   Tecles, Fernando ^a   Ramón, Marina ^a   Escribano, Damián ^a   Hernández, Fuensanta ^a   Madrid, Josefa ^a   Orengo, Juan ^a   Martínez Subiela, Silvia ^a   Manteca, Xavier ^b   Cerón, José Joaquín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Pigs; Stress

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PIG; TRENDS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWINE;

EID: 84982113701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-016-0791-8     Document Type: Review

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