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Animal freedom and well-being: Want or need?
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M.W. Fox
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205-209
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Observations on social interactions in captive Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
Abstract: Social organisation was studied in a herd of Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) at Chester Zoo. Aggression shown by the oldest male to females and younger males occurred throughout the...
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R.A. Walton,
G.R. Hosey
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211-215
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Changes in activity, spatial pattern and social behavior in calves after grouping
Abstract: The behavior of 2 groups of 6 calves that were managed in 2 different ways were observed, and the development of their behavioral patterns, spatial patterns and social behavior in the groups...
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Seiji Kondo,
Noboru Kawakami,
Hideaki Kohama,
Susumu Nishino
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217-228
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A note on the effect of recording frequency on the estimation of grazing time of cattle and sheep
Abstract: Length of time spent in an activity can be estimated by observations at fixed time-intervals. By illustration with 3 sets of data, this report shows that the formula proposed by Mullen et al...
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H.K. Smith,
J. Hodgson
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229-236
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An ethogram of piglet vocalizations during suckling
Abstract: There is obvious confusion in the literature on pig vocalizations. It is not clear whether pig calls are discrete or continuous in form and function, and whether they are specific signals. T...
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Per Jensen,
Bo Algers
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237-248
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The effect of light on the choice of nests by domestic hens
Abstract: The involvement of light in nest-site selection by domestic fowls was tested in two strains of laying hens at two stages of maturity. Individuals that were about to lay an egg were isolated ...
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Michael C. Appleby,
Helen E. McRae,
Beate E. Peitz
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249-254
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How peck orders of chickens are measured: A critical review
Abstract: The peck orders of chickens have been measured in many ways, and the question of which measure is most appropriate arises. This can only be answered in reference to the way that the measure ...
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J. Rushen
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255-264
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Social facilitation in the feeding behaviour of pigs and the effect of rank
Abstract: Two groups each of three fattening pigs were used. After the rank order had been determined, the animals in each group were deprived of food for 12 hours. One was then left in the experiment...
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Liang Chou Hsia,
D.G.M. Wood-Gush
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265-270
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The temporal patterns of food intake and allelomimetic feeding by pigs of different ages
Abstract: The feeding behaviour of 4 castrated boars was studied over 24 hours using a photoelectric cell and continuous recorder at 4 body-weight stages, viz. 20, 40, 60 and 80 kg. Two of the pigs we...
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Liang Chou Hsia,
D.G.M. Wood-Gush
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271-282
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Influence of social interaction between rams on their serving capacity
Abstract: The experiment was designed to test the hypothesis that social interaction between rams influenced their serving capacity and modified their preference for ewes. The serving capacity and the...
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Anthea L. Synnott,
W.J. Fulkerson
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283-289
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The behaviour of beef suckler cattle (Bos taurus) by M. Kiley-Worthington and S. de la Plain. Birkhauser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland, 1983, 195 pp., Price: SFr. 42.00, ISBN 3-7643 1265-3
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Y. Ruckebusch
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291
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A review of sociobiology and behavior: by David P. Barash, 2nd edn. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, New York, 1982, 426 pp., ISBN: 0-444-99091-7
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A.F. Fraser
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292-293
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Erratum
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294
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