Reducing Handling Stress Improves Both Productivity and Welfare

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-10

  Grandin, Temple ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Handling; Stress; Temperament; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008862771     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31783-6     Document Type: Review

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