Early human contact and housing for pigs – part 3: ability to cope with the environment

Early experiences can have long-term impacts on stress adaptability. This paper is the last of three in a series on early experiences and stress in pigs, and reports on the effects of early human contact and housing on the ability of pigs to cope with their general environment. Using a 2 × 2 factori...

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Published in:	Animal
Main Authors:	M.E. Lucas, L.M. Hemsworth, K.L. Butler, R.S. Morrison, A.J. Tilbrook, J.N. Marchant, J.-L. Rault, R.Y. Galea, P.H. Hemsworth
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Animal welfare Early experience Handling Human-animal interactions Stress
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731124000971