Effect of neck injection and handler visibility on behavioral reactivity of beef steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1215-1222

  Muller R ^a   Schwartzkopf Genswein, K S ^b   Shah, M A ^b   Von Keyserlingk, M A G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blind; Cattle; Flight speed; Injection; Reactivity score

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEAR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VISION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEAR; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; VISION;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 43749090629     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0452     Document Type: Article

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