Reliability of assessment of dogs' behavioural responses by staff working at a welfare charity in the UK

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 171-181

  Diesel, Gillian ^a   Brodbelt, David ^a   Pfeiffer, Dirk U ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural assessments; Dog; Reliability; Weighted kappa

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; STANDARDIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 55049142428     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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