Horse personality: Variation between breeds

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 369-383

  Lloyd, Adele Sian ^a   Martin, Joanne Elizabeth ^b   Bornett Gauci, Hannah Louise Imogen ^b   Wilkinson, Robert George ^c  

^a Department of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

^b Moulton College   (United Kingdom)

^c HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal; Assessment; Breed; Horse personality; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR; BREEDING POPULATION; DOMINANCE; HORSE; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 44949166699     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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