Influence of the mother in the development of flavored-food preference in lambs

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-106

  Saint Dizier, H ^a   Levy F ^a   Ferreira, G ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

Mother young interactions; Olfaction; Ovis aries; Sheep; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; LAMB; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; RODENT; SHEEP; SMELLING; SOCIAL LEARNING; WEANING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FOOD PREFERENCES; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; TASTE;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33846615481     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20197     Document Type: Article

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