Maternal Influence on Grass-Eating Behaviour in Puppies

Title
Maternal Influence on Grass-Eating Behaviour in Puppies
Publication Date
2008
Author(s)
Bjone, Samantha
Brown, Wendy
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5309-3381
Email: wbrown@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:wbrown
Price, Ian
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Ethology
Place of publication
Budapest, Hungary
UNE publication id
une:9128
Abstract
Very little is known about grass-eating behaviour or its origin in the domestic dog, 'Canis familiaris'. Grass eating is observed in both wolves and dogs, suggesting that the behaviour was preserved through domestication and is innate. The nursing mother may also influence grass-eating behaviour in her puppies. The current study investigated the influences of the mother, and puppy age, on grass eating in 5- to 7-week-old puppies.
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Citation
Proceedings of the Canine Science Forum 2008 - On dogs and related Canids: from genes through behaviour to society, p. 108-108
Start page
108
End page
108

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