The influence of the site of application on the behavioural responses of lambs to tail docking by rubber ring

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 240-243

  Graham, M J ^a   Kent, J E ^b   Molony, V ^b  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lambs; Tail docking

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; RUBBER;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; INNERVATION; JUMPING; LAMB; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RESTLESSNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIL; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; PAIN; POSTURE; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TAIL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0008733517     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.2002.0739     Document Type: Article

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