The use of a novel operant test to determine the strength of preference for flooring in laboratory rats

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Manser, C E ^a,b   Elliott, H ^a   Morris, H ^a   Broom, D M ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal behaviour; Animal welfare; Caging; Grid floors; Laboratory rat; Operant testing; Preference; Strength of preference

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; RAT; REST;

EID: 0030068251     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002367796780744974     Document Type: Article

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