Effect of maternal presence on the development of social relationships among lambs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 47-59

  Ligout, Séverine ^a   Porter, Richard H ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Lambs; Maternal presence; Social discrimination; Twin preference

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LIVESTOCK; MATERNAL EFFECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TWINNING;

LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 3242704119     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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