Effects of confinement on physiological and psychological responses and expression of interleukin 6 and brain derived neurotrophic factor mRNA in primiparous and multiparous weaning sows
Objective The present study aimed to investigate whether the long-lasting, recurrent restricting of sows leads to the physiological and psychological reaction of discomfort. Methods Sows (Large White) that had experienced restricting for about 0.5 or 3 years and age-matched sows kept in a group hous...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-30-9-1350.pdf |