Behavioral and physiological changes in early-weaned multiparous and primiparous beef cows

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1270-1275

  Ungerfeld, R ^a   Hotzel M J ^b   Scarsi, A ^c   Quintans, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

cattle; maternal behavior; mother offspring bond; parity; stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79960132458     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731111000334     Document Type: Article

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