Anticipatory activity and stereotypical behaviour in American mink (Mustela vison) in three housing systems differing in the amount of enrichments

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 145-161

  Vinke, C M ^a,b   Van Den, R Bos ^b   Spruijt, B M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Enrichment; Housing; Mink; Reward; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; CAPTIVE POPULATION;

FELIS CATUS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 4644337039     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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