Intermittent Suckling Causes a Transient Increase in Cortisol That Does Not Appear to Compromise Selected Measures of Piglet Welfare and Stress (†)

SIMPLE SUMMARY: This study assessed the effects intermittent suckling (IS) had on physiological and behavioral indices of piglets before and after weaning. Piglets were allocated to either a control treatment (conventional weaning) or an IS treatment (separation from the sow for 8 h per day starting...

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Autores principales: Turpin, Diana L., Langendijk, Pieter, Chen, Tai-Yuan, Lines, David, Pluske, John R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4810052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26999224
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani6030024

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4810052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26999224
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani6030024

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