The effect of positive or negative handling on the behavioural and physiological responses of nonlactating heifers

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-22

  Breuer, K ^a,c,d   Hemsworth, P H ^b   Coleman, G J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^d ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy heifer; Fear; Handling; Milk production; Stimulus generalisation; Stress response

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATTLE; HANDLING TIME; MILK PRODUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0142126402     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00146-1     Document Type: Article

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