Creating aversion to giant fennel (Ferula communis) in weaned orphaned lambs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-62

  Egber, A ^a   Perevolotsky, A ^b   Yonatan, R ^b   Shlosberg, A ^c   Belaich, M ^c   Landau, S ^b  

^a EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^b Department of Natural Resources   (Israel)

^c KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conditioned food aversion; Ferula communis; Sheep learning; Toxic plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032517805     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00168-3     Document Type: Article

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