Improving behavior characteristics and stress indices of gestating sows housed with group housing facility |
Jeong, Yongdae
(Swine Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Choi, Yohan (Swine Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) Kim, Doowan (Swine Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) Kim, Joeun (Swine Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) Min, Yejin (Swine Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) Jung, Hyunjung (Swine Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) Kim, Younghwa (Swine Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) |
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