Outdoor housing of laboratory dogs: Effects on activity, behaviour and physiology

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 98, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 260-276

  Spangenberg, Elin Märta Fredrika ^a   Björklund, Lars ^b   Dahlborn, Kristina ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity; Animal model; Behaviour; Housing; Laboratory dogs; Outdoor kennel; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; CANID; HOUSING; PHYSIOLOGY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33747073225     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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