A note on lamb's choice for different types of bedding materials

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 175-179

  Teixeira, Dayane L ^a,b   Miranda de la Lama, Genaro C ^b   Pascual Alonso, Maria ^b   Aguayo Ulloa, Lorena ^b   Villarroel, Morris ^c   María, Gustavo A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bedding choice; Bedding materials; Lambs; Maintenance behaviors

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84876981494     PISSN: 15587878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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