Learning performances in young horses using two different learning tests

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-326

  Visser, E K ^a,b   Van Reenen, C G ^a   Schilder, M B H ^b   Barneveld, A ^b   Blokhuis, H J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consistency; Emotionality; Horse; Learning performance; Personality

Indexed keywords

LEARNING; MAMMAL;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037364028     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00235-6     Document Type: Article

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