Behavioural effects of cage enrichment in single-caged adult cats

Animal Welfare

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-66

  De Monte, M ^a   Le Pape, G ^b  

^a Institut de virologie   (France)

^b ANASTAT   (France)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Cats; Enrichment; Objects

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042861563     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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