Early-life enrichment in American mink (): Enrichment of the perinatal environment improves maternal nest building and reduces stereotypic behaviour.

Pens for farmed mink () commonly include separate nesting areas to provide privacy and warmth in the perinatal period. However, standard bedding materials may not be sufficient to allow intrinsically motivated nest-building behaviours in dams. Further, these materials may not produce optimal nest structures for the rearing of kits.

Early-life enrichment in American mink (): Effects of juvenile physical enrichment on behaviour, temperament, and long-term stereotypic behaviour.

A single manipulable enrichment is often introduced to the pens of farmed American mink () to combat stereotypic behaviour and behaviours or temperaments associated with poor welfare (e.g. inactivity, fear, and aggression).