Aversion learning techniques to evaluate dairy cattle handling practices

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 89-102

  Pajor, E A ^a   Rushen, J ^a   De Passille A M B ^a  

^a SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aversion; Dairy cattle; Fear; Handling; Learning; Mazes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033859943     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00119-2     Document Type: Article

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