Comparison of methods to assess fear of humans in sows

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 36-41

  Scott, Kamara ^a   Laws, Daniel M ^a   Courboulay, Valèrie ^b   Meunier Salaün, Marie Christine ^c   Edwards, Sandra A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institut Technique du Porc   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Fear; Human animal relationship; Sows; Tests; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; PIG;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 62749087727     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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