Original scientific paper
THE COMPARISON OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF WEANERS HOUSED AFTER MIXING IN PEN EQUIPPED WITH A HANGING TOYS: OBJECT FOR BITING AND WOODEN BALL
Jacek NOWICKI
Marcin KOPYRA
Emilia MOSKAŁA
Abstract
The behaviour of weaners after mixing housed in pens equipped with hanging fl exible, destructible object for biting, hanging non-destructible wooden ball and without enrichment was evaluated. It was found that both enrichments reduced aggression, however the most interesting for weaners was the object for biting.
Keywords
behaviour; weaners; aggression; environmental enrichment
Hrčak ID:
17809
URI
Publication date:
24.11.2007.
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