Happy animals make good science

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 116-124

  Poole, Trevor ^a  

^a Universities Fed for Animal Welfare   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endocrine; Experimental method; Handling; Immune response; Laboratory animals; Well being

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; NONHUMAN; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WELLBEING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030957691     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002367797780600198     Document Type: Review

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