Environmental enrichment for rabbits reared in cages reduces abnormal behaviors and inactivity
ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of environmental enrichment with forage (as extra food) on the time spent in inactivity and expressing self-cleaning and abnormal behaviors by rabbits kept in cages. The study was conducted in 17 New Zealand multiparous females at the rabbit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Ciência Rural |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016000601088&lng=en&tlng=en |