Assessment of sociability in farm animals: The use of arena test in lambs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 57-62

  Ligout, Séverine ^a   Foulquié, Didier ^b   Sèbe, Frédéric ^c   Bouix, Jacques ^d   Boissy, Alain ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b INRA UE321 La Fage Saint Jean et Saint Paul   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Behavioural test; Field observation; Sheep; Sociability

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAZING; LOCOMOTION; SHEEP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 82555165741     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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