Foraging opportunity: A crucial criterion for horse welfare?

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1308-1312

  Benhajali, H ^a,c   Richard Yris, M A ^a   Ezzaouia, M ^b   Charfi, F ^c   Hausberger, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b Haras national de Sidi Thabet   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Foraging opportunities; Mare; Social behaviour; Time budget; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 70350572910     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109004820     Document Type: Article

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