Birth and hatching: Key events in the onset of awareness in the lamb and chick

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 51-60

  Mellor, D J ^a   Diesch, T J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Developmental neurobiology; Electroencephalogram; Embryo; Fetus; Neuroactivators; Neurosuppressors; Onset of awareness; Unconsciousness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN; BREEDING; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKEN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; NEUROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 34247366473     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2007.36742     Document Type: Article

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