The ability of cattle to distinguish between, and their preference for, floors with different levels of friction, and their avoidance of floors contaminated with excreta

Animal Welfare

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-29

  Phillips, C J C ^a   Morris, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cattle; Excreta; Floor; Friction; Slurry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BUILDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; FECES; FOOD; FRICTION; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; REWARD; TRAINING; WALKING;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0036188898     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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