Separation from the dam causes negative judgement bias in dairy calves.

Negative emotional states in humans are associated with a negative (pessimistic) response bias towards ambiguous cues in judgement tasks. Every mammalian young is eventually weaned; this period of increasing nutritional and social independence from the dam is associated with a pronounced behavioural...

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Main Authors: Rolnei R Daros, João H C Costa, Marina A G von Keyserlingk, Maria J Hötzel, Daniel M Weary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24848635/pdf/?tool=EBI