The influence of feeding and handling on the development of the human-animal interactions in young cattle

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 137-151

  Jago, J G ^a   Krohn, C C ^b   Matthews, L R ^a  

^a Anim Behaviour and Welf Res Ctr   (New Zealand)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle handling; Human animal relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033557325     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00219-6     Document Type: Article

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