Do Domestic Animals Have Minds and the Ability to Think? A Provisional Sample of Opinions on the Question

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2072-2079

  Davis, S L ^a   Cheeke, P R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal Welfare; Domestic Animals; Mental Ability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; FELIS CATUS; GALLUS GALLUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; INTELLIGENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; THINKING; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; INTELLIGENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THINKING; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 0032135132     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7682072x     Document Type: Article

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