Influences on the avoidance and approach behaviour of dairy cows towards humans on 35 farms

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-39

  Waiblinger, S ^a   Menke, C ^a   Folsch D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cows; Human animal relationship; On farm assessment

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0142094728     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00148-5     Document Type: Article

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