Human-cattle interactions in group housing

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-262

  Raussi, Satu ^a,b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Bull; Calf; Cow; Group housing; Handling; Human cattle interactions; Individual housing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BEHAVIOR; CATTLE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037465210     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00213-7     Document Type: Article

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