Comparison of Preferences of Farmed Silver and Blue Foxes for Cages with and without a Nest Box
作者:
Jaakko Mononen,
Mikko Harri,
Teppo Rekilä,
期刊:
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A — Animal Science
(Taylor Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 46,
issue 2
页码: 117-124
ISSN:0906-4702
年代: 1996
DOI:10.1080/09064709609415860
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: animal welfare;blue fox;cage environment;choice test;fur farming;silver fox
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The preferences of juvenile farmed silver foxes (n= 14) and blue foxes (n= 12) for an empty cage (105L × 115W × 70H cm) and a cage of equal size with a wooden nest box were assessed in an 11-day preference test. The silver foxes spent a higher percentage of their time (86 ± 8%) in the nest box cage than the blue foxes (66 ± 21%). The silver foxes, but not the blue foxes, had a strong preference for the nest box roof as a resting site (44% of total daily time). Assuming that greater use indicates a greater need, silver foxes may benefit more from the nest boxes than blue foxes.
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