Effects of different bedding materials on the behavior of horses housed in single stalls

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 425-431

  Werhahn, Hanna ^a   Hessel, Engel F ^a   Bachhausen, Irene ^a   Van den Weghe, Herman F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bedding material; Behavior; Horse; Single stalls

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77955997828     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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