Exploring lay perceptions of the causes of crib-biting/windsucking behaviour in horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 288-293

  Litva, A ^a   Robinson, C S ^b   Archer, D C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Crib biting; Horse; Lay epidemiology; Sociology; Windsucking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; HORSE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STEREOTYPY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HORSES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77952804279     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2009.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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