The Welfare of Pigs

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Marchant-Forde, Jeremy N. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Σειρά: Animal Welfare, 7
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Veterinary medicine.; Behavioral sciences.; Zoology.; Animal genetics.; Animal physiology.; Life Sciences.; Animal Genetics and Genomics.; Animal Physiology.; Behavioral Sciences.; Veterinary Medicine.

The domestic pig is perceived as an animal with intelligence and character and yet, in the industrialized world, the majority of people have had little or no contact with them. Pigs are subject to a wide range of environments from the tropics to the sub-arctic, ranging from small-scale, extensive sy...