Adaptation by learning: Its significance for farm animal husbandry

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 197-214

  Wechsler, Beat ^a   Lea, Stephen E G ^b  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Animal welfare; Behaviour; Learning; Pigs; Poultry; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL WELFARE; LEARNING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PIG; POULTRY; RUMINANT;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 36148978602     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.03.012     Document Type: Review

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