Animals' emotions: Studies in sheep using appraisal theories

Animal Welfare

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 347-354

  Veissier, I ^a   Boissy, A ^a   Desire L ^a   Greiveldinger, L ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Appraisal theories; Ear postures; Emotion; Heart rate; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; BODY POSTURE; BOREDOM; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; HAPPINESS; HEART CONTRACTION; HOPELESSNESS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RAGE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70449652128     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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