Reproductive status and stereotypies in breeding mares: A brief report

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 128, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 64-68

  Benhajali, Haifa ^a,c   Richard Yris, Marie Annick ^a   Ezzaouia, Mohammed ^b   Charfi, Faouzia ^c   Hausberger, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b Haras national de Sidi Thabet   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Breeding mare; Reproductive status; Sire; Stereotypies

Indexed keywords

AGE; BREEDING POPULATION; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78549235377     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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