A comparison of the use of resting platforms and nest boxes in growing farmed silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 383-396

  Mononen, Jaakko ^a   Korhonen, Hannu ^b   Harri, Mikko ^a   Kasanen, Sari ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Fox; Fur farming; Housing; Welfare

Indexed keywords

VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0031823478     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00146-9     Document Type: Article

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