Don't fence me in: Managing psychological well being for elite performance horses

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309-329

  Henderson, Antonia J Z ^a,b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; FEEDING; HORSE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPORT; STEREOTYPY;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 35348997886     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888700701555576     Document Type: Article

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