A comparison of the calving behaviour of farmed adult and yearling red deer (Cervus elaphus) hinds

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 337-345

  Wass, J A ^a   Pollard, J C ^b   Littlejohn, R P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Calving; Farming; Mortality; Red deer

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DEER; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MORTALITY; NEONATE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0037364033     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00236-8     Document Type: Article

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