The application of a temperament test to On-Farm selection of mink

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue , 2001, Pages 93-98

  Hansen, Steffen W ^a   Møller, Steen H ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aggressive Behaviour; Explorative; Fearful; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035657497     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647001316923144     Document Type: Article

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