Training dogs on a scent platform for oestrus detection in cows

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 63-70

  Fischer Tenhagen, Carola ^a   Wetterholm, Lennart ^b   Tenhagen, Bernd Alois ^c   Heuwieser, Wolfgang ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Hundcampus ^*  (Sweden)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Detection dogs; Dog scent training; Oestrus detection; Training platform

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; CANCER; CANID; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DRUG; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND;

BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79952693719     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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