Foraging enrichment for individually housed horses: Practicality and effects on behaviour

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 149-164

  Thorne, J B ^a   Goodwin, D ^b   Kennedy, M J ^a   Davidson, H P B ^c   Harris, P ^c  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eating; Enrichment; Feeding; Foraging behaviour; Horse; Welfare

Indexed keywords

HORSE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 24344436010     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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