Conditioned approach-avoidance responses to humans: The ability of pigs to associate feeding and aversive social experiences in the presence of humans with humans

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-82

  Hemsworth, P H ^a   Verge, J ^b   Coleman, G J ^c  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b Vic Coll of Agric and Hort   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aversion; Conditioning; Fearful; Human animal relationship; Learning; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030271785     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(96)01065-9     Document Type: Article

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