Fourth EU report on the statistics on the number of animals used for scientific purposes in 2002 - Trends, problems, conclusions

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Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 59-67

  Sauer, Ursula G ^a   Spielmann, Horst ^b   Rusche, Brigitte ^a  

^a German Animal Welfare Federation   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Council Directive 86 609 EEC; Fundamental research; Laboratory animal use; Regulatory testing; Statistics

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; APE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BIRD; CARNIVORE; CAT; CATTLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DENTISTRY; DOG; DONKEY; DRUG RESEARCH; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; FERRET; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FINLAND; FISH; FRANCE; GERMANY; GOAT; GUINEA PIG; HAMSTER; HORSE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW; MAMMAL; MONKEY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROSIMIAN; QUAIL; QUALITY CONTROL; RAT; REPTILE; RODENT; SAFETY; SHEEP; STATISTICS; SWINE; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; EUROPEAN UNION; SCIENCE;

EID: 22144438326     PISSN: 09467785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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