Moving Devices for Finishing Pigs: Efficacy of Electric Prod, Board, Paddle, or Flag

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 518-523

  Mcglone, J J ^a   Mcpherson, R L ^a   Anderson, D L ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Handling; Moving Devices; Pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008239934     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31357-7     Document Type: Article

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