Cognitive enrichment in zoo and farm animals - Implications for animal behaviour and welfare;Kognitive umweltanreicherung bei zoo-Und nutztieren - Implikationen fur verhalten und wohlbefinden der tiere

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 123, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 446-456

  Meyer, Susann ^a   Puppe, Birger ^a   Langbein, Jan ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive enrichment; Farm animals; Learning; Operant conditioning; Welfare; Zoo animals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BOREDOM; CATTLE; COGNITION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENETICS; GOAT; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD; SWINE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BOREDOM; CATTLE; COGNITION; GOATS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 78650553167     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0005-9366-123-446     Document Type: Article

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