Running in a running wheel substitutes for stereotypies in mink (Mustela vison) but does it improve their welfare?

This experiment investigated whether access to a running wheel affects the development of stereotypies during restricted feeding and whether selection for high or low levels of stereotypy affects the use of the running wheel. Sixty-two female mink kept in standard cages and selected for high or low levels of stereotypy were used. Thirty of these […]