Group housing in row cages: an alternative housing system for juvenile mink

We studied a group housing system as an alternative to the traditional pair housing of juvenile mink. The focus was on both the welfare and production of mink. The pairs were housed in standard mink cages, whereas the groups were in row cage systems consisting of three standard mink cages connected...

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Main Authors: S. Hänninen, L. Ahola, T. Pyykönen, H.T. Korhonen, J. Mononen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173110800311X