Onset of sentience: The potential for suffering in fetal and newborn farm animals

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 48-57

  Mellor, David J ^a   Diesch, Tamara J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Birth; Fetus; Neural development; Neuroactivators; Neuroinhibitors; Newborn; Suffering; Unconsciousness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COGNITION; EMBRYO; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; NEONATE; NEUROLOGY; PREGNANCY; SENSORY SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33747887456     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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