Space requirement stipulations for caged non-human primates in the United States: A critical review

Animal Welfare

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 361-372

  Reinhardt, V ^a,b   Liss, C ^a   Stevens, C ^a  

^a Animal Welfare Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Non human primates; Quality of cage space; Regulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000243066     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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