The effects of early training sessions on the reactions of foals at 1, 2, and 3 months of age

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-114

  Williams, J L ^a   Friend, T H ^a   Toscano, M J ^a   Collins, M N ^a   Sisto Burt, A ^a   Nevill, C H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine; Foal; Handling; Imprint training; Imprinting; Learning; Training

Indexed keywords

LEARNING;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037198667     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00047-3     Document Type: Article

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