Preferences of laboratory mice for characteristics of soiling sites

Animal Welfare

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 283-288

  Sherwin, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Defecation; Laboratory mice; Sawdust; Soiling behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000530806     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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