Stereotypic behaviour in farm mink (Neovison vison) can be reduced by selection

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-73

  Hansen, B K ^a,b   Jeppesen, L L ^c   Berg, P ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activity; Additive genetic variation; Body weight; Fur animals; Genetic correlation; Litter size

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; MINK; PHYSIOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; LITTER SIZE; MINK; SELECTION, GENETIC; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA;

EID: 74349095860     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2009.00814.x     Document Type: Article

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