Can the way pigs are handled alter behavioural and physiological measures of affective state?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2017.06.005
Abstract: Research on human-animal relationship in animal production has been mainly focused on its effect on stress, productivity and meat quality. Only few studies have assessed its effects on the animals' affective state. In the present… read more here.
Keywords: state; handled alter; affective state; test ... See more keywords