Effect of cage dimensions on welfare and production of farmed blue fox

• Main Authors: Korhonen, Hannu T., Orjala, Hanna
• Other Authors: Maa- ja elintarviketalouden tutkimuskeskus (MTT) / KEL Kotieläintuotannon tutkimus / Alueet (ELA)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: pl 2010
• Subjects: Ko; sinikettu; Alopex lagopus; turkiseläimet; häkit; eläinten hyvinvointi; furbearing animals; animal welfare; housing conditions; enlarged cage; Ahola; Bakken; Korhonen
• Online Access: http://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/477215

Comprehensive scientific interest has been to improve the housing environment of farmed foxes by both enriching the traditional cage and increasing its size (Mononen, 1996; Hovland and Bakken, 2000; Ahola, 2002; Koistinen et al., 2009). The results have shown that cage size per se has no or minimal...