Essays about: "mother-young interaction"
Found 2 essays containing the words mother-young interaction.
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1. Welfare impairment of lambs around weaning. Play and other behaviour indicative of affective state
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The abrupt and early weaning of intensively kept lambs may have serious animal welfare implications, but relatively little is known about this. Weaning includes the breaking of the mother-young bond and abrupt replacement of milk by solid food, often coinciding with changes in the (social) environment. READ MORE
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2. Mother-young interactions and suckling behaviour in Blue Monkeys, Cercopithecus mitis
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The infant's first months are of vital importance for establishing relations with the mother as well as with other group members. It is also a period of learning. As a part of a larger study of the blue monkey, Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni, my study focuses on interactions between mother and offspring and suckling behaviour. READ MORE
