Stroking different body regions of dairy cows: Effects on avoidance and approach behavior toward humans

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 596-605

  Schmied, C ^a   Boivin, X ^b   Waiblinger, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cattle; Human animal relationship; Tactile stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOUCH;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; FEMALE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOUCH;

EID: 39049108829     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0360     Document Type: Article

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