How does the method used to feed lambs modulate their affinity to their human caregiver?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 56-65

  Tallet, Céline ^a   Veissier, Isabelle ^a   Boivin, Xavier ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Affinity; Exploration; Feeding; Human animal relationship; Sheep; Tactile stimulations

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FEEDING; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 67349287858     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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