Effects of group size and space allocation on physiological, behavioural and production-related welfare parameters in farmed silver fox cubs

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-197

  Ahola, Leena ^a   Mononen, Jaakko ^a   Pyykönen, Teija ^a   Mohaibes, Maarit ^a   Rekilä, Teppo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Fur farming; Group size; Physiology; Space allocation; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0036457023     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.5724     Document Type: Article

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