Influence of social status on the welfare of growing pigs housed in barren and enriched environments

Animal Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 425-431

  O'Connell, Niamh E ^a   Beattie, V E ^a,c   Moss, B W ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c DEVENISH NUTRITION LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Physiology; Pigs; Rearing environment; Social status

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMPETITION; DIET RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEAR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; REARING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 8544278023     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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