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The Behaviour of Beef Suckler Cattle (Bos Taurus)

Birkhäuser

Part of the book series: Tierhaltung Animal Management (TH, volume 14)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N2-12
  2. The Origin and Evolution of Cattle. The Cattle Studied and Methods Used

    • Marthe Kiley-Worthington, Susan de la Plain
    Pages 13-23
  3. The cow’s world

    • Marthe Kiley-Worthington, Susan de la Plain
    Pages 24-34
  4. Communication

    • Marthe Kiley-Worthington, Susan de la Plain
    Pages 35-67
  5. The birth of a calf and the behaviour after birth

    • Marthe Kiley-Worthington, Susan de la Plain
    Pages 68-89
  6. The development of behaviour in cows and their calves

    • Marthe Kiley-Worthington, Susan de la Plain
    Pages 90-104
  7. The social organization of the herd

    • Marthe Kiley-Worthington, Susan de la Plain
    Pages 105-123
  8. Daily routine and use of pasture

    • Marthe Kiley-Worthington, Susan de la Plain
    Pages 124-143
  9. Fostering and Adoption in Beef Cattle

    • Marthe Kiley-Worthington, Susan de la Plain
    Pages 144-157
  10. Behavioural Problems of Cattle

    • Marthe Kiley-Worthington, Susan de la Plain
    Pages 158-167
  11. Ecology and the Sociobiology of Cattle

    • Marthe Kiley-Worthington, Susan de la Plain
    Pages 168-176
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 176-197

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton/Sussex, UK

    Marthe Kiley-Worthington

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Behaviour of Beef Suckler Cattle (Bos Taurus)

  • Authors: Marthe Kiley-Worthington, Susan Plain

  • Series Title: Tierhaltung Animal Management

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-6782-5

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Basel AG 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-1265-7Published: 01 January 1983

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-0348-6782-5Published: 22 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 197

  • Number of Illustrations: 216 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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