Visual Discrimination in Adult Dairy Bulls

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1613-1621

  Rehkamper G ^a   Gorlach A ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Artificial Insemination Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult dairy bulls; Learning; Vision

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MALE; SIZE PERCEPTION; VISION;

EID: 0031205053     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76092-2     Document Type: Article

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