Assessing the welfare of genetically altered mice

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-114

  Wells, D J ^a   Playle, L C ^b   Enser, W E J ^c   Flecknell, P A ^d   Gardiner, M A ^e   Holland, J ^f   Howard, B R ^g   Hubrecht, R ^h   Humphreys, K R ⁱ   Jackson, I J ^j   Lane, N ^k   Maconochie, M ^l   Mason, G ^m   Morton, D B ⁿ   Raymond, R ^o   Robinson, V ^b   Smith, J A ^p   Watt, N ^q  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b National Centre for the Replacement   (United Kingdom)

^c Harlan   (Switzerland)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Medical Research Council Harwell Institute   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^h Universities Federation for Animal Welfare   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^k Research Animals Department   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^o Cancer Research   (United Kingdom)

^p Boyd Group   (United Kingdom)

^q Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Genetic alteration; Genetic modification; Mouse; Passport; Welfare assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; DNA MODIFICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; GUIDELINES; MICE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646261143     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002367706776318971     Document Type: Review

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