Methods for measuring feeding motivation in sheep

Animal Welfare

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-63

  Jackson, R E ^a,b   Waran, N K ^a   Cockram, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Food deprivation; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005835019     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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