Effect of infestation with Psoroptes ovis on the nocturnal rubbing and lying behaviour of housed sheep

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-55

  Berriatua, E ^a,c   French, N P ^a   Broster, C E ^a   Morgan, K L ^a   Wall, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multi level statistical modelling; Pests; Pruritus; Psoroptes ovis; Sheep diseases; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; PARASITE INFESTATION; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES; PSOROPTES OVIS;

EID: 0035134059     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00166-0     Document Type: Article

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