Young horses' reactions to humans in relation to handling and social environment

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 265-280

  Sondergaard E ^a   Halekoh, U ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Handling; Horses; Human animal relationship; Social environment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0345099657     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.08.011     Document Type: Article

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