Degree of social isolation affects behavioural and vocal response patterns in dwarf goats (Capra hircus)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 53-62

  Siebert, Katrin ^a   Langbein, Jan ^a   Schön, Peter Christian ^a   Tuchscherer, Armin ^a   Puppe, Birger ^a  

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

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour patterns; Dwarf goats; Social isolation; Vocalisation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSPECIFIC; GOAT; GROUP BEHAVIOR; ISOLATED POPULATION; JUVENILE; LOCOMOTION; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 79952702073     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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