Diagnostic significance of behaviour changes of sheep: A selected review

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 52-56

  Gougoulis, D A ^a   Kyriazakis, I ^a   Fthenakis, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Appetite; Behaviour; Diagnosis; Lameness; Neurological signs; Parasitic infection; Sheep; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77955390066     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.04.018     Document Type: Article

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