Preparation of animals for research - Issues to consider for rodents and rabbits

ILAR Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-293

  Conour, Laura A ^a,c   Murray, Kathleen A ^b   Brown, Marilyn J ^a  

^a CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Animal Program Management Charles River   (United States)

^c Charles River Laboratories ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Environment; Nonexperimental variable; Rabbit; Refinement; Rodent; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL TESTING REDUCTION; ANIMAL TESTING REFINEMENT; ANIMAL TESTING REPLACEMENT; ANIMAL USE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; GUINEA PIG; HAMSTER; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RODENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRAVEL;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33748691383     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.47.4.283     Document Type: Article

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