Stress physiological status and fur properties in farm mink placed in pairs or singly

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 253-259

  Damgaard, Birthe M ^a   Hansen, Steffen W ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body weight; Eosinophil leucocytes; Fur chewing; Haematology; Heterophil lymphocyte ratio; Organ weight

Indexed keywords

MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0039466336     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064709609415878     Document Type: Article

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