Effects of mirror-image exposure on heart rate and movement of isolated heifers

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-102

  Piller, Carol A K ^a   Stookey, Joseph M ^a   Watts, Jon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cattle; Heart rate; Isolation stress; Mirror image

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033526065     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00010-6     Document Type: Article

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