Comparison of Preferences of Farmed Silver and Blue Foxes for Cages with and without a Nest Box
Mononen, Jaakko; Harri, Mikko; Rekilä, Teppo; Mononen, Jaakko; Department of Applied Zoology and Veterinary Medicine, University of Kuopio; Harri, Mikko; Department of Applied Zoology and Veterinary Medicine, University of Kuopio; Rekilä, Teppo; Department of Applied Zoology and Veterinary Medicine, University of Kuopio
Журнал:
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A – Animal Science
Дата:
1996
Аннотация:
AbstractThe 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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