Does repeated regrouping alter the social behaviour of heifers?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Raussi, Satu ^a   Boissy, Alain ^b   Delval, Eric ^b   Pradel, Philippe ^b   Kaihilahti, Jutta ^a   Veissier, Isabelle ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Dominance; Heifer; Regrouping; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 23744448893     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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