The putative welfare-reducing effects of preventing equine stereotypic behaviour

Animal Welfare

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-189

  McBride, S D ^a   Cuddeford, D ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Equine; Stereotypic behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005581934     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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