Differences in motor laterality between breeds of performance horse

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 183-190

  McGreevy, Paul D ^a   Thomson, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breed; Horse; Lateralisation; Laterality; Training

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; GRAZING; HORSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAINING;

BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33745727928     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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