Maternal behaviour in beef cows is individually consistent and sensitive to cow body condition, calf sex and weight

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 89-97

  Stěhulová, Ilona ^a   Špinka, Marek ^a   Šárová, Radka ^a   Máchová, Lydie ^a   Kněz, Robert ^a   Firla, Pavel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Body condition; Maternal style; Parity; Sex biased maternal investment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY CONDITION; CATTLE; FITNESS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; WEIGHT;

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EID: 84875483552     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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