Animal welfare: Neuro-cognitive approaches;Benessere animale: L'approccio neuro-cognitivo

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 255-264

  Morgante, Massimo ^a   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal cognition; Animal production; Brain lateralization; Neurosciences; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70349973900     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.s1.255     Document Type: Review

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