Use of different artificial shelter types by farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) calves

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-52

  Hodgetts, B V ^a   Waas, J R ^a   Matthews, L R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Hider; Red deer; Shelter; Weather

Indexed keywords

DEER; HABITAT USE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SHELTER;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0037144777     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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