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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University of Saskatchewan
2011
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Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-03162011-133916/ |