The effect of breed, time spent with dam and late pregnancy induction of parturition on behavioural development in dairy calves

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-311

  Lauber, M C ^a,b   Hemsworth, P H ^b   Barnett, J L ^c  

^a CRC for Innovative Dairy Products ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c University of Melbourne and the Department of Primary Industries   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Behavioural development; Breed; Dairy calves; Learning; Weaning

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; PROGESTERONE;

AGE AT MATURITY; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATTLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENDER ROLE; PARTURITION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; WEANING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BREED DIFFERENCE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STARTLE REFLEX; TASK PERFORMANCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LABOR, INDUCED; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STARTLE REACTION; WEANING;

FRIESIA;

EID: 70350129925     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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