Rodent husbandry and care

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-225

  Brown, Cynthia J ^a   Donnelly, Thomas M ^b  

^a ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b The Warren Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAGE; CHINCHILLA; COPROPHAGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FECES; GERBIL; GUINEA PIG; HAMSTER; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LETHARGY; MOUSE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; RAT; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CRICETINAE; GERBILLINAE; RODENTIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2442492982     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2004.02.005     Document Type: Review

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