Predicting maternal behaviour of beef cattle using temperament tests

Certain temperament traits that exist may be accurate predictors of the behaviour animals will exhibit towards stockpersons and their offspring after parturition. A total of 184 beef cattle in year 1 and 169 in year 2 (99 of these were also tested in year 1) were run through a chute complex and indi...

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Main Author: Aitken, Brooke
Other Authors: Jelinski, Murray
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2011
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Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-03162011-133916/