Wire-floor pens as an alternative to metallic cages in fattening rabbits: Influence on some welfare traits

Animal Welfare

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 153-161

  Martrenchar, A ^a   Boilletot, E ^a   Cotte, J P ^a   Morisse, J P ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cage housing; Fattening rabbits; Group size; Pen housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347141924     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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