Preliminary investigations into the ethological relevance of round-pen (round-yard) training of horses

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-298

  Warren Smith, Amanda K ^a   McGreevy, Paul D ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; CONDITIONING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHOLOGY; HEAD MOVEMENT; HORSE; HUMAN; LICKING; MALE; MARE; MASTICATION; NONHUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 46649086942     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888700802101304     Document Type: Conference Paper

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