Determination of sex differences in personality and trainability of yearling horses utilizing a handler questionnaire

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 128, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 57-63

  Duberstein, Kylee J ^a   Gilkeson, Jenna A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Geldings; Horse; Mares; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORSE; SEX DETERMINATION; SURVEY;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78549247410     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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