Identifying and preventing pain in animals

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 64-76

  Weary, Daniel M ^a   Niel, Lee ^a   Flower, Frances C ^a   Fraser, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Pain assessment; Pain prevention

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; CASTRATION; COGNITION; DISEASE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INJURY; TUMOR;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33747889859     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.013     Document Type: Article

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