Consistency of aggressive feeding behaviour in dairy cows

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Gibbons, Jenny M ^a   Lawrence, Alistair B ^a   Haskell, Marie J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Dairy cattle; Feeding; Temperament

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

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EID: 70349795493     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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