How reliable is temperament assessment in the domestic horse (Equus caballus)?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 175-191

  Seaman, S C ^a   Davidson, H P B ^b   Waran, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active and passive copers; Behavioural tests; Factor analysis; Horses; Temperament assessment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037056557     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00095-3     Document Type: Article

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