Neonatal foal handling

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 303-317

  Simpson, Barbara S ^a  

^a Veterinary Behavior Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Imprint training; Learning in foals; Neonatal foal handling; Serum cortisol concentrations

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; TRAINING;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037056527     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00107-7     Document Type: Article

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