Sources of sound in the laboratory animal environment: A survey of the sounds produced by procedures and equipment

Animal Welfare

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-115

  Sales, G D ^a   Milligan, S R ^a   Khirnykh, K ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic environment; Animal welfare; Laboratory animals; Noise; Sound levels

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013426499     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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