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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
41
Citations
5854
World Ranking
1090
National Ranking
41

Best Publications

  • Genetics of adaptation and domestication in livestock

    Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau;Alain Boissy;Jacques Bouix;Jean-Michel Faure

  • Behavioral, cardiac and cortisol responses to brief peer separation and reunion in cattle.

    Alain Boissy;Pierre Le Neindre

  • The social behaviour of cattle.

    M. F. Bouissou;A. Boissy;P. le Neindre;I. Veissier

  • Endocrine and Sensory Regulation of Maternal Behavior in the Ewe

    Pascal Poindron;Pierre Le Neindre

  • Establishment of cattle-human relationships

    X. Boivin;P.Le Neindre;J.M. Chupin

  • The impact of gentle contacts on ease of handling, welfare, and growth of calves and on quality of veal meat.

    B J Lensink;X Fernandez;X Boivin;P Pradel

  • Influence of breed and early management on ease of handling and open-field behaviour of cattle

    X. Boivin;P. Le Neindre;J.M. Chupin;J.P. Garel

  • Handling of extensively kept animals

    P. Le Neindre;X. Boivin;A. Boissy

  • Attraction and repulsion by amniotic fluids and their olfactory control in the ewe around parturition.

    Frédéric Levy;Pascal Poindron;Pierre Le Neindre

  • Influence of breed and rearing management on cattle reactions during human handling

    X. Boivin;P. Le Neindre;J.P. Garel;J.M. Chupin

  • Social influences on the reactivity of heifers: Implications for learning abilities in operant conditioning

    Alain Boissy;Pierre Le Neindre

  • Individual differences in docility in Limousin cattle1

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  • Presence of cues from stressed conspecifics increases reactivity to aversive events in cattle: evidence for the existence of alarm substances in urine.

    Alain Boissy;Claudia Terlouw;Pierre Le Neindre

  • Genetics of fear in ruminant livestock

    A. Boissy;A.D. Fisher;J. Bouix;G.N. Hinch

  • Do beef cattle react consistently to different handling situations

    Laurence Grignard;Xavier Boivin;Alain Boissy;Pierre Le Neindre

  • Reducing veal calves' reactivity to people by providing additional human contact.

    B J Lensink;X Boivin;P Pradel;P Le Neindre

  • Genetic analysis of emotional reactivity in sheep: effects of the genotypes of the lambs and of their dams

    Alain Boissy;Jacques Bouix;Pierre Orgeur;Pascal Poindron

  • Identifying and monitoring pain in farm animals: a review.

    A. Prunier;L. Mounier;P. Le Neindre;C. Leterrier

  • Measures of temperament are highly repeatable in Merino sheep and some are related to maternal behaviour.

    P.M. Murphy;I.W. Purvis;David Lindsay;P. Le Neindre

  • Weaning in calves: Its effects on social organization

    Isabelle Veissier;P. Le Neindre

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