Providing Social Contacts and Objects for Nibbling Moderates Reactivity and Oral Behaviors in Veal Calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 356-365

  Veissier, Isabelle ^a   Chazal, P ^b   Pradel, P ^c   Le Neindre, P ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b ENITA de Clermont Ferrand   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Behavior; Calves; Neurohormones; Stress; Veal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOUTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEORECORDING;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROCORTISONE; MOUTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0031067342     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.752356x     Document Type: Article

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