Weaning in dogs: Within- and between-litter variation in milk and solid food intake

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-235

  Malm, Kerstin ^a   Jensen, Per ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dog; Feeding and nutrition; Maternal filial bond; Sucking behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030248820     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(96)01044-1     Document Type: Article

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