The importance of social behaviour for goat welfare in livestock farming

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Miranda de la Lama, G C ^a   Mattiello, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Goat; Human animal relationships; Social behaviour; Social dominance; Social organization; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 77950630351     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.01.006     Document Type: Review

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