The effects of different rack systems on the breeding performance of DBA/2 mice

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-53

  Tsai, P P ^a   Oppermann, D ^b   Stelzer, H D ^b   Mahler M ^b   Hackbarth, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breeding performance; Environmental enrichment; Inbred mice; Individually ventilated cage; Ventilated cabinet

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; LIGHT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; ROOM VENTILATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037248278     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002367703762226683     Document Type: Article

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