Breed, sex, and litter effects in 2-month old puppies’ behaviour in a standardised open-field test

Abstract A considerable number of studies have reported differences among dog breeds with respect to their genetic profile, cognitive abilities or personality traits. Each dog breed is normally treated as a homogeneous group, however, researchers have recently questioned whether the behavioural prof...

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Main Authors: Shanis Barnard, Sarah Marshall-Pescini, Annalisa Pelosi, Chiara Passalacqua, Emanuela Prato-Previde, Paola Valsecchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01992-x