Reactions of calves to handling depend on housing condition and previous experience with humans

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 187-199

  Lensink, B J ^a   Raussi, S ^b,c   Boivin, X ^a   Pyykkonen M ^b   Veissier, I ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 0035154746     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00152-0     Document Type: Article

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