Behavioural and physiological responses of lambs to controllable vs. uncontrollable aversive events

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 805-814

  Greiveldinger, L ^a   Veissier, I ^a   Boissy, A ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Appraisal theories; Controllability; Cortisol; Emotions; Heart rate; Sheep

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART RATE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LAMB; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOCALIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEART; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTURE; SHEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 67349181304     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.10.025     Document Type: Article

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