Doing nothing and what it looks like: inactivity in fattening cattle

Background Animals kept in barren environments often show increased levels of inactivity and first studies indicate that inactive behaviour may reflect boredom or depression-like states. However, to date, knowledge of what inactivity looks like in different species is scarce and methods to precisely...

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Main Authors: Sara Hintze, Freija Maulbetsch, Lucy Asher, Christoph Winckler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9395.pdf