Difference in temperament of beef cattle regarding breed and sex;Rasse- und geschlechtsunterschiede im temperament von kälbern in mutterkuhhaltung

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 206-210

  Gauly, M ^a   Mathiak, H ^a   Kraus, M ^a   Hoffmann, K ^a   Erhardt, G ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Docility; German Angus; German Simmental; Suckler; Temperament

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERAMENT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0035351290     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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