Novelty exploration, baseline cortisol level and fur-chewing in farm mink with different intensities of stereotypic behaviour

The present study aimed to examine the extent to which abnormal behaviours, stereotypic behaviour and fur-chewing, commonly used indicators of reduced welfare, are interrelated and linked to other welfare indicators in mink. Three groups were used based on behavioural observations, mink with no stereotypic behaviour (NST), mink performing stereotypic behaviour with only few repetitions (up […]