Anxiolytic drugs inhibit hyperthermia induced by handling in farmed silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Animal Welfare

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-100

  Moe, R O ^a   Bakken, M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Fear; Silver fox; Stress induced hyperthermia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003079958     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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