The influence of handling during different ages on a halter training test in foals

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-120

  Mal, M E ^a,b   McCall, C A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Handling; Horses; Learning; Training

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0030293046     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(96)01083-0     Document Type: Article

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