External factors and reproducibility of the behaviour test in German shepherd dogs in Switzerland

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 287-301

  Fuchs, Thomas ^a,b   Gaillard, Claude ^a   Gebhardt Henrich, Sabine ^a   Ruefenacht, Silvia ^a   Steiger, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behaviour test; Behaviour traits; Breeding; German shepherd dog; Husbandry; Temperament

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CANID;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 26244467753     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.02.016     Document Type: Article

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