Differential effects of undernutrition during pregnancy on the behaviour of does and their kids at parturition and on the establishment of mutual recognition

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 294-306

  Terrazas, A ^a,b   Robledo, V ^b   Serafn, N ^b   Soto, R ^a   Hernndez, H ^c   Poindron, P ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^c Centro de Investigación en Reproducción Caprina   (Mexico)

^d UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

Bonding; Kid vigour; Maternal behaviour; Non olfactory recognition; Selective nursing

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 67649180421     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108003558     Document Type: Article

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