Genetics of fighting ability in cattle using data from the traditional battle contest of the Valdostana breed

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3206-3213

  Sartori, C ^a   Mantovani, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Battle contest; Cattle; Fighting ability; Genetics; Valdostana breed

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; ITALY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CULTURE; FEMALE; ITALY; MODELS, GENETIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77957242573     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-2899     Document Type: Article

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