Swimming activity of farm mink (Mustela vison) and its relation to stereotypies

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-76

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behavioural needs; Cage size; Stereotyped behaviour; Water; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035256171     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647001300004817     Document Type: Article

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