Effects of restricted nursing on physiological and behavioral reactions of Brahman calves to subsequent restraint and weaning

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 109-119

  Lay Jr , Donald C ^a   Friend, Ted H ^a   Randel, Ron D ^b   Bowers, Cindy L ^a   Grissom, Ken K ^a   Neuendorff, Don A ^b   Jenkins, Omer C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TX A/M Univ Agric Res/Exten Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Calves; Handling; Maternal deprivation; Nursing; Stress

Indexed keywords

BOS INDICUS;

EID: 0345404284     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00103-2     Document Type: Article

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