Behavioural comparison of transgenic and control sheep: Movement order, behaviour on pasture and in covered pens

Animal Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-101

  Hughes, B O ^a   Hughes, G S ^a   Waddington, D ^a   Appleby, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Sheep; Transgenesis; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030215263     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800028320     Document Type: Article

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