Effects of immediate and early post-partum separation on maintenance of maternal responsiveness in parturient multiparous goats

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 215-224

  Ramirez A ^a   Quiles, A ^a   Hevia, M L ^a   Sotillo, F ^a   Ramirez M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Critical period; Goat; Maternal filial bond; Parental behaviour

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0030199416     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(96)01028-3     Document Type: Article

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