An investigation into the effect of floor colour on the behaviour of the horse

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 301-314

  Hall, Carol Ann ^a   Cassaday, Helen Joan ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colour aversion; Flooring; Horse; Vision

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COLOR; HORSE; VISION;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33746922426     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc3932     Document Type: Article

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