The Effect of Mother Goat Presence during Rearing on Kids’ Response to Isolation and to an Arena Test

The aim of the study was to examine how early permanent separation, separation during the day only, or full-time access to the mother goat affected goat kids during social isolation with a sudden sound of a dog bark at two weeks and two months, and a novel arena test with a novel object at two month...

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Main Authors: Louise Winblad von Walter, Björn Forkman, Madeleine Högberg, Eva Hydbring-Sandberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/2/575