Integration of natural behavior in housing systems

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Volumn 34, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 325-330

  Lidfors, Lena ^a   Berg, Charlotte ^b,c   Algers, Bo ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Department of Animal Hygiene ^*  (Sweden)

^c Swedish Animal Welfare Agency   (Sweden)

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ANIMAL HUSBANDRY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 22344443603     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-34.4.325     Document Type: Conference Paper

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