Influence of Pregnancy and Social Facilitation on the Behaviour of the Grazing Sheep

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 08 Jul 1950 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 166, pages 74-74 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: D E, TRIBE;

doi: 10.1038/166074a0

pmid: 15439137

Influence of Pregnancy and Social Facilitation on the Behaviour of the Grazing Sheep

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BAYER1 has shown that the presence of a hungry hen can increase the food consumption of a well-fed hen by as much as 60 per cent. This social facilitation has also been observed in fish2, rats3 and apes4. It is now reported in grazing sheep.

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Rowett Research Institute
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Social Facilitation, Sheep, Pregnancy, Animals

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