Tail Biting in Pigs: Blood Serotonin and Fearfulness as Pieces of the Puzzle?

Tail biting in pigs is a widespread problem in intensive pig farming. The tendency to develop this damaging behaviour has been suggested to relate to serotonergic functioning and personality characteristics of pigs. We investigated whether tail biting in pigs can be associated with blood serotonin a...

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Autores principales: Ursinus, Winanda W., Van Reenen, Cornelis G., Reimert, Inonge, Bolhuis, J. Elizabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25188502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107040

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25188502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107040

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