Influence of stocking density or group size on behaviour of fattening rabbits kept under intensive conditions

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-357

  Morisse, J P ^a   Maurice, R ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

Group size; Housing; Rabbit; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031464263     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(96)01188-4     Document Type: Article

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