Eye white may indicate emotional state on a frustration-contentedness axis in dairy cows

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-10

  Sandem, A I ^a   Braastad, B O ^a   Boe K E ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Department of Agricultural Engineering ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behavioural indicators; Emotional expression; Eye; Food deprivation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; LIVESTOCK;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037144776     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00029-1     Document Type: Article

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