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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |