Evaluation of Objects and Food for Environmental Enrichment of NZW Rabbits

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-30

  Harris, Linda D ^a,b   Custer, Lewis B ^a   Soranaka, Eddy T ^a   Burge, J Robert ^a   Ruble, Gaye R ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Lackland AFB ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EVALUATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; MALE; RABBIT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; RABBITS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0035230332     PISSN: 10600558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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