An assessment of several potential enrichment devices for feedlot cattle

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 259-265

  Wilson, S C ^a   Mitlohner F M ^a   Morrow Tesch, J ^b   Dailey, J W ^b   McGlone, J J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cattle; Environmental enrichment devices; Feedlot

Indexed keywords

CATTLE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 0037006852     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00019-9     Document Type: Article

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