Effect of a synthetic equine maternal pheromone during a controlled fear-eliciting situation

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 144-153

  Falewee, Christelle ^a   Gaultier, Emmanuel ^a   Lafont, Céline ^a   Bougrat, Laurent ^a   Pageat, Patrick ^a  

^a Pherosynthese snc ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Fear; Heart rate; Horses; Performance; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HORSE; PHEROMONE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33751119323     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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