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temperament. Animals with a calm temperament will habituate more easily
to new handling procedures. Stress levels will remain low in flighty
excitable animals if new procedures are introduced very slowly. An under-
standing of the influence of genetics on behavior will facilitate animal han-
dling and training.

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