The ability of miniature pigs to discriminate between a stranger and their familiar handler

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 149-159

  Tanida, H ^a   Nagano, Y ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fear; Handling; Human animal relationships; Learning; Pig

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031982118     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00095-6     Document Type: Article

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