Short term behavioural consequences of denied access to environmental facilities in mink

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-155

  Hansen, Claus Peter Bjælke ^a   Jeppesen, Leif Lau ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Stereotypy; Swimming; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0034340105     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.5656     Document Type: Article

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