Effects of ractopamine administration and castration method on the behavioral and physiological response to pre-slaughter stress in pigs of two Pietrain genotypes.

Rocha, L.M., Bridi, A.M., Devillers, N., Daigneault, M.J., Weschenfelder, A.V., Bertoloni, W., and Faucitano, L. (2012). "Effects of ractopamine administration and castration method on the behavioral and physiological response to pre-slaughter stress in pigs of two Pietrain genotypes.", 11th International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) North-American Regional Meeting, Banff, AB, Canada, May 11-12, 2012, pp. 45. (Abstract)