Beef calves react differently to different handlers according to the test situation and their previous interactions with their caretaker

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 245-257

  Boivin, X ^a   Garel, J P ^a   Mante, A ^a   Le Neindre, P ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cattle handling; Familiarity novelty; Human animal relationships; Interspecific interactions; Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031913516     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00050-6     Document Type: Article

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