Effects of a calm companion on fear reactions in naïve test horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-50

  Christensen, J W ^a,b   Malmkvist, J ^b   Nielsen, B L ^b   Keeling, L J ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Fear; Heart rate; Horse; Social influence

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEAR; HEART RATE; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEAR; HEART RATE; HORSES; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40949137968     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516408X245171     Document Type: Article

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