Preference for bedding material in Syrian hamsters

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 410-418

  Lanteigne, M ^a   Reebs, Stéphan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Bedding material; Choice; Golden hamster; Nesting material; Preference; Syrian hamster

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; BED; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CRICETINAE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750114655     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002367706778476424     Document Type: Article

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