Temperament, stereotypies and anticipatory behaviour as measures of welfare in mink

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 172-182

  Hansen, Steffen Werner ^a   Jeppesen, Leif Lau ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anticipatory behaviour; Fear; Mink; Stereotypies; Temperament; Welfare

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 33745699940     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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