The effect of increasing visual horizons on stereotypic weaving: Implications for the social housing of stabled horses

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-83

  Cooper, Jonathan J ^a   McDonald, Lisa ^a   Mills, Daniel S ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horse; Social behavior; Stable; Stereotypic behaviour; Weaving

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034053669     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00115-5     Document Type: Article

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