Stress and welfare: Two complementary concepts that are intrinsically related to the animal's point of view

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 429-433

  Veissier, I ^a   Boissy, A ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Emotions; HPA axis; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS;

EID: 35248823569     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.11.008     Document Type: Review

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