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Comparison of wood shavings and chopped straw as bedding material for fur-farmed American mink (Neovison vison)

  • Dana L M Campbell
  • , Amber H Lester-Saenz
  • , Jane E Link
  • , Steven J Bursian

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Abstract

<p>Wood shavings or chopped straw in American mink dams' nests did not affect kit survivability (<i>P</i> ≥ 0.51). Straw-housed male kits were lighter at 6 wk (<i>P</i> = 0.01). Shavings nests were better constructed (all <i>P</i> ≤ 0.05); more nest box shavings were lost with juvenile mink (<i>P</i> < 0.01).</p>
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10-13
JournalCanadian Journal of Animal Science
Volume97
Issue number1
Early online date6 Oct 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2017

Keywords

  • bedding loss
  • American mink
  • bedding
  • nest shape
  • kits
  • Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
  • Agriculture

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