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Pig behaviour in relation to weather conditions – a review Cover

Pig behaviour in relation to weather conditions – a review

Annals of Animal Science
Volume 15 (2015): Issue 3 (July 2015)
By: Katarzyna Olczak,  Jacek Nowicki and  Czesław Klocek  
Open Access
|Jul 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2015-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
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Language: English
Page range: 601 - 610
Submitted on: Oct 20, 2014
Accepted on: Feb 13, 2015
Published on: Jul 29, 2015
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
pigs,
atmospheric conditions,
weather,
behaviour
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Biotechnology,
Zoology,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

© 2015 Katarzyna Olczak, Jacek Nowicki, Czesław Klocek, published by National Research Institute of Animal Production
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