The behavioural and physiological reactions of farmed red deer to transport: Effects of sex, group size, space allowance and vehicular motion

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 281-295

  Grigor, P N ^a   Goddard, P J ^a   Littlewood, C A ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group size; Red deer; Space allowance; Transport; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031982122     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00085-3     Document Type: Article

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