Environmental enrichment and social rank affects the fear and stress response to regular handling of dairy goats

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 342-348

  Miranda de la Lama, Genaro C ^a,b   Pinal, Rocío ^b   Fuchs, Katrin ^c   Montaldo, Hugo H ^a   Ducoing, Andrés ^a   Galindo, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Dairy goats; Environmental enrichment; Fear response; Regular handling; Social rank

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 84883453082     PISSN: 15587878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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