Influences on the avoidance and approach behaviour of dairy cows towards humans on 35 farms

By S. Waiblinger, C. Menke, D. Fölsch. 2003

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Human-animal interactions, relationships and bonds: a review and analysis of the literature (2014, unknown): “It is likely that a better understanding of the quality of HARs and HABs that are set up between animals and different people will help with this, as it is clear from agricultural research that there are differences in these among different stockpersons (Hemsworth, 2003; Hemsworth et al., 1993; Renn”
Reliability and inter-test relationship of tests for on-farm assessment of dairy cows’ relationship to humans (2008, background): “In a study on 35 dairy herds, significant and low to moderate correlations were found between the approach test (Appr) and the avoidance distance test performed in the barn (AvoidB), but not between the Appr test and the avoidance distance test performed at the feeding place (AvoidF) (Waiblinger et ”
Assessing the human-animal relationship in farmed species: a critical review (2006, background): “…of cows on pasture and lies on ground Approach/avoidance responses and behaviour directed to observer Exploratory mot 7 Waiblinger and Menke (1999), Waiblinger et al. (2003b), Rousing and Waiblinger (2004) RSH-H 15 min G; U; K Dairy cows P enters cowshed and stands still at a central place Latency…”