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Weaning Behavior

Weaning Behavior is a behavioral construct in the study of swine ethology that denotes the systematic changes in feeding, social interaction, and stress-related behaviors exhibited by piglets during the transition from maternal milk dependence to solid food consumption.

365

Publications

15.4K

Citations

998

Authors

335

Institutions

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2017–2026

63

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Publications

365

When to wean — Observations from free-ranging domestic pigs

Per Jensen, Boel Recén · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 1989 · 212 citations

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The effects of weaning beef calves in two stages on their behavior and growth rate

Derek B. Haley, Derek W. Bailey, J. M. Stookey · Journal of Animal Science · 2005 · 211 citations

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The Effects of Repeated Exposure to Garlic-Flavored Milk on the Nursling's Behavior

Julie A. Mennella, Gary K. Beauchamp · Pediatric Research · 1993 · 192 citations

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The Suckling Behaviour of Domestic Pigs in a Semi-Natural Environment

Ruth C. Newberry, D.G.M. Wood-Gush · Behaviour · 1985 · 191 citations

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Socialising piglets before weaning improves social hierarchy formation when pigs are mixed post-weaning

Richard B. D’Eath · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2005 · 173 citations

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Authors

998

  1. MJ
    María José Hötzel

    Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil

    11 publications · 409 citations

    11

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  2. HW
    H. W. Gonyou

    Genome Prairie, Canada

    9 publications · 375 citations

    9

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  3. TM
    Tina M. Widowski

    University of Guelph, Canada

    9 publications · 410 citations

    9

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  4. JB
    J.E. Bolhuis

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    9 publications · 470 citations

    9

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  5. DM
    Daniel M. Weary

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    9 publications · 548 citations

    9

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Institutions

335

  1. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    13 h-index

    26 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    12 h-index

    34 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    12 h-index

    47 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    11 h-index

    36 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

    Florianópolis, Brazil

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    558 citations

  6. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria

    Tacuarembó, Uruguay

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    350 citations

  8. Texas Tech University

    Lubbock, United States

    8 h-index

    28 publications

    1.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    85 publications · 4.9K citations

    44

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  2. Journal of Animal Science

    25 publications · 1.5K citations

    20

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  3. animal

    16 publications · 436 citations

    13

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  4. Journal of Dairy Science

    JDS · 12 publications · 437 citations

    12

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  5. Animal Science

    12 publications · 437 citations

    12

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