Repeated regrouping of pair-housed heifers around puberty affects their behavioural and HPA axis reactivities

Animal Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-144

  Raussi, Satu ^a,b   Boissy, Alain ^c   Adanson, Stéphane ^c   Kaihilahti, Jutta ^a,b   Pradel, Philippe ^c   Veissier, Isabelle ^c  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

ACTH challenge; Behavioural reactivity; CRF challenge; Heifer; Regrouping

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33646785002     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: 16273591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2006004     Document Type: Article

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