Breed differences in the expression of maternal care at parturition persist throughout the lactation period in sheep

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 33-41

  Pickup, Helena E ^a   Dwyer, Cathy M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breed differences; Lactation; Maternal behaviour; Sheep

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GROOMING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARTURITION; SHEEP; SURVIVAL; VIGILANCE; VOCALIZATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79955079314     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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