Temperament in beef cattle : methods of measurement, consistency and relationship to production
Two behavioural studies were conducted at the University of Saskatchewan beef feedlot. In the first study, the temperament of 400 steers was determined using both objective and subjective measures. The consistency of temperament, over repeated tests and between different measures, was also tested....
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Language: | en |
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University of Saskatchewan
2007
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Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-12112007-213618/ |