Effects of cage size and obstructed view from cage on use of resting platforms by farmed silver foxes

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-191

  Mononen, Jaakko ^a   Harri, Mikko ^a   Ahola, Leena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Animal behaviour; Animal welfare; Fur farming; Housing; Preference

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0031520352     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.72781     Document Type: Article

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