Sensory varieties in concentrate diets for stabled horses: Effects on behaviour and selection

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 337-349

  Goodwin, D ^a   Davidson, H P B ^b   Harris, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Equine Studies Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Diet; Flavour; Horse; Selection

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DIET; HORSE;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MENTHA;

EID: 13744261936     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.08.013     Document Type: Article

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