Loose housing of small goat groups: Influence of visual cover and elevated levels on feeding, resting and agonistic behaviour

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 171-179

  Aschwanden, Janine ^a   Gygax, Lorenz ^a   Wechsler, Beat ^a   Keil, Nina Maria ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aggression; Enrichment; Feeding; Goat; Loose housing; Resting; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; FEEDING; GOAT; HOUSING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TESTING METHOD;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 67349169753     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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