Handling of extensively kept animals

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-81

  Le Neindre, P ^a   Boivin, X ^a   Boissy, A ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Cattle; Docility; Handling; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030221303     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(95)00669-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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