The welfare of farmed mink (mustela vison) in relation to behavioural selection: A review

Animal Welfare

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-52

  Malmkvist, J ^a   Hansen, S W ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Domestication; Fear; Fur chewing; Mink; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002672922     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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