The effect of early human contact and the separation method from the dam on responses of beef calves to humans

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 120, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 132-139

  Boivin, Xavier ^a   Gilard, François ^a   Egal, David ^b  

^a UR1213H ACS   (France)

^b INRA Le Roc   (France)

Author keywords

Cattle; Handling; Human animal relationship; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIRTH DATE; CATTLE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DAM; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 69449105839     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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