GNAWING BONES AS ENRICHMENT FOR FARMED BLUE FOXES (VULPES LAGOPUS)

Gnawing bones as enrichment for farmed blue foxes (Vulpes lagopus)

According to present acts and regulations, farmed foxes shall have a gnawing or other enrichment object in their cages.However, research on the welfare sophie allport bee curtains effects of gnawing objects has been scarce.We assessed physiology and health, that is weight development, urinary cortisol-creatinine ratio, serum cortisol level after ad

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Effect of Over Rolling Frequency on the Film Formation in Grease Lubricated EHD Contacts under Starved Conditions

The service life of rolling bearings is significantly affected by the lubricating film formation in elastohydrodynamic (EHD) contacts.Grease lubricated EHD contacts show a film thickness decay from a characteristic rotational speed, which is referred to as starvation.Thus, the film thickness of grease lubricated contacts differs from that of oil lu

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