Comparison of two breeding systems for timing of whelpings in farmed silver foxes

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-8

  Harri, Mikko ^a   Mononen, Jaakko ^a   Rekilä, Teppo ^a   Rouvinen, Kirsti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fur farming; Housing; Mating system; Vixens

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033242058     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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