Facial hair whorl position and temperament in cattle

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 139-147

  Randle, H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Hair whorl; Personality; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031971846     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00086-5     Document Type: Article

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