Environmental enrichment in early life affects cortisol patterns in growing pigs

Effects of environmental enrichment at different stages of life on stress physiology of pigs were investigated in a trial with 63 groups, each of four siblings. In each of the three growing phases (suckling 0 to 4 weeks of age, nursery 5 to 9 weeks, fattening 10 to 24 weeks) pens either were (=E) or...

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Main Authors: C. Munsterhjelm, A. Valros, M. Heinonen, O. Hälli, H. Siljander-Rasi, O.A.T. Peltoniemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109990814