Discrimination between Shepherds by Lambs Reared under Artificial Conditions

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2892-2898

  Boivin, X ^a   Nowak, R ^b   Despres G ^c   Tournadre, H ^a   Le Neindre, P ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Animal Behavior; Artificial Rearing; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHEEP; TIME; VOCALIZATION;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0031266618     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.75112892x     Document Type: Article

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