Behaviour during the first stage of labour in cattle: Influence of parity and dystocia

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 164-170

  Wehrend, Axel ^a   Hofmann, Elke ^a   Failing, Klaus ^b   Bostedt, Hartwig ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Arbeitsgruppe Biomathematik und Datenverarbeitung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cattle; Dystocia; Parity; Parturition

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CATTLE; PARTURITION; SUCKLING; URINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33745718167     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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