Differences in temperament traits between crib-biting and control horses

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-47

  Nagy, Krisztina ^a   Bodó, Gábor ^a   Bárdos, György ^b   Bánszky, Noémi ^b   Kabai, Péter ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Crib biting; Equine temperament; Stereotypic behaviour; Trainability

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COPING STRATEGY; HORSE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 72449129221     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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