Behavioural responses of rats to gradual-fill carbon dioxide euthanasia and reduced oxygen concentrations

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 295-308

  Niel, Lee ^a   Weary, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Euthanasia; Hypoxia; Rats

Indexed keywords

ARGON; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; LABORATORY METHOD; OXYGEN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RODENT; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33748775179     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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