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

doi:10.1139/cjas-2016-0098

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Dana L.M. Campbell,^1,*,** Amber H. Lester-Saenz,¹ Jane E. Link,¹ Steven J. Bursian¹

¹D.L.M. Campbell,* A.H. Lester-Saenz, J.E. Link, and S.J. Bursian. Department of Animal Science, Mich

^*Corresponding author: Dana L.M. Campbell (email: danaleigh.m.campbell@gmail.com).
^**Present address: University of New England and CSIRO, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia.

Abstract

Wood shavings or chopped straw in American mink dams’ nests did not affect kit survivability (P ≥ 0.51). Straw-housed male kits were lighter at 6 wk (P = 0.01). Shavings nests were better constructed (all P ≤ 0.05); more nest box shavings were lost with juvenile mink (P < 0.01).

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Dana L.M. Campbell, Amber H. Lester-Saenz, Jane E. Link, and Steven J. Bursian "Comparison of wood shavings and chopped straw as bedding material for fur-farmed American mink (Neovison vison)," Canadian Journal of Animal Science 97(1), 10-13, (6 October 2016). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2016-0098

Received: 19 May 2016; Accepted: 1 September 2016; Published: 6 October 2016