Effects of group housing systems on behaviour and production performance in farmed juvenile mink (Mustela vison)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 89-100

  Pedersen, V ^a   Jeppesen, L L ^a   Jeppesen, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Groups; Mink; Morbidity and mortality; Social aggression; Stereotypies

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HOUSING; LIVESTOCK;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 3242713285     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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