Effects of stocking density on the behaviour and growth of farmed red deer hinds

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 297-307

  Blanc, Fabienne ^a   Thériez, Michel ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Growth performance; Red deer; Space allowance

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN]GRWOTH RATE; DEER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; STOCKING DENSITY;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0344813714     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00080-4     Document Type: Article

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