The behavioural and physiological reactions of farmed red deer to transport: Effects of road type and journey time

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 263-279

  Grigor, P N ^a   Goddard, P J ^a   Littlewood, C A ^a   MacDonald, A J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Red deer; Transport; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031960934     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00105-6     Document Type: Article

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