Neonatal survival: Contributions from behavioural studies in sheep

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-72

  Nowak, R ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Birth site; Emotivity; Extensive conditions; Lambs; Mother offspring bonds; Neonates; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EMOTIVITY; LAMB; MATERNAL BEHAVIOUR; MERINO;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030201247     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(95)00668-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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