Time of day and season affect the level of noise made by pigs kept on slatted floors

Sistkova, M.; Dolan, A.; Broucek, J.; Bartos, P.

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18 May 2015

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Time of day and season affect the level of noise made by pigs kept on slatted floors

M. Sistkova, A. Dolan, J. Broucek, and P. Bartos

M. Sistkova

University of South Bohemia, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

A. Dolan

University of South Bohemia, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

J. Broucek

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR

broucek@vuzv.sk

National Agricultural and Food Centre, Research Institute of Animal Production Nitra, 951 41 Luzianky, Slovak Republic

P. Bartos

University of South Bohemia, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

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