The effect of cage environment and ad libitum feeding on the circadian rhythm, behaviour and feed intake of farm mink

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 120-127

  Hansen, Steffen W ^a   Hansen, Bente Krogh ^a   Berg, Peer ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cage size; Mink; Nest box; Stereotypies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0028039457     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064709409410190     Document Type: Article

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