Physiological expression of emotional reactions in sheep

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 235-241

  Reefmann, Nadine ^a,b   Bütikofer Kaszàs, Franziska ^a,c   Wechsler, Beat ^a   Gygax, Lorenz ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Emotion; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Perspiration; Positive and negative valence; Respiration; Sheep; Welfare assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; HEART RATE; HUMIDITY; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SWEATING;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EMOTIONS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEART RATE; HUMIDITY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SHEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67650079328     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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