Behavioural reactivity affected by chronic stress: An experimental approach in calves submitted to environmental instability

Animal Welfare

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL., 2001, Pages

  Boissyt, A ^a   Veissier, I ^a   Roussel, S ^a,b  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cattle; Novelty; Predator; Reactivity; Social instability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000197055     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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