Repeated transport and isolation during pregnancy in ewes: Differential effects on emotional reactivity and weight of their offspring

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 109, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 275-291

  Roussel Huchette, Sabine ^a,c   Hemsworth, Paul Hamilton ^a   Boissy, Alain ^b   Duvaux Ponter, Christine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Emotional reactivity; Gender differences; Lamb; Prenatal stress; Weight

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; STEROID;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 37349095001     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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