Short-term temperament tests in beef cattle relate to long-term measures of behavior recorded in the home pen

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4917-4924

  MacKay, J R D ^a,b   Turner, S P ^a   Hyslop, J ^a   Deag, J M ^b   Haskell, M J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Beef steers; Behavior; Temperament; Temperament tests

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERAMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; TEMPERAMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884777107     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5473     Document Type: Article

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