Effect of Declawing on Behavior of Farmed Emus

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 288-296

  Glatz, P C ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior; Declawing; Emus; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AVES; DROMAIIDAE; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE;

EID: 0347670108     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2001.288     Document Type: Article

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