Possible influence of neighbours on stereotypic behaviour in horses

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 321-328

  Nagy, Krisztina ^a   Schrott, Anikó ^a   Kabai, Péter ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Horse; Logistic mixed regression; Risk factors; Stereotypies; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HORSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 41749117312     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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