Effects of top nest box on growth, fur quality and behaviour of blue foxes (Alopex lagopus) during their growing season

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 184-191

  Harri, Mikko ^a   Mononen, Jaakko ^a   Rekilä, Teppo ^a   Korhonen, Hannu ^b   Niemelä, Paavo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behavioural tests; Fearfulness; Fur quality; Growth performance; Top box

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041177479     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064709809362418     Document Type: Article

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