Article
Social aggregations in cattle. I. Segregation by breed in free-ranging herds.
Behavior genetics - 1 May 1990
Murphey R M
Abstract excerpt
Social aggregations of free-ranging cattle were studied in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico. Cows reared with animals of their own breed in isolation from other breeds maintained segregated social groups. Cows raised together in a mixed herd containing other breeds allied themselves with herd-mates r...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Female
- Phenotype
- Social Behavior
- Social Environment
- Species Specificity
