Effects of group housing systems on behaviour and production performance in farmed juvenile mink (Mustela vison)

Autor:	N Jeppesen, Vivi Pedersen, Leif Lau Jeppesen
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Veterinary medicine Social aggression biology medicine.medical_treatment Animal-assisted therapy Pet therapy Animal science Food Animals biology.animal medicine HUBzero Juvenile Animal Science and Zoology Mink Scan sampling Cage
Zdroj:	Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 88:89-100
ISSN:	0168-1591
Popis:	Juvenile mink were kept in two different group housing systems and their behaviour and physiology compared to that of juvenile mink kept traditionally in pairs. One group housing system was made by adjoining three traditional cages (row system) and the other by stacking a slightly smaller cage on top of a traditional cage (stacked system). Frequent scan sampling observations on behaviour and choice of stay were performed during 3 months on a focal female mink in each system. The occurrence and severity of damages to the fur was registered as well as morbidity and mortality in each system. The data showed that the frequency of stereotypies, auto-grooming and play did not differ significantly between systems. But the stacked system deviated significantly from both the traditional and row system in a number of occasions. There was a higher frequency of surveillance ( P P P P P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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