Mother Knows Best – Why Your Livestock Do What They Do
We are used to thinking about forage type, nutrition and quantity as we raise our animals, but we overlook what animals might be learning from Mom and herd mates. Since what a young animal learns about food has life-long consequences, knowing more about this process can help us be more successful managers.
A young animal learns what kind of things it should eat and do from its mother and its herd or ̶
- Published: 7 years ago on December 16, 2013
- By: Kathy Voth
- Last Modified: December 5, 2017 @ 5:47 pm
- Filed Under: Behavior, Livestock
- Tagged With: Animal learning
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