Can sleep behaviour be used as an indicator of stress in group-housed rats (Rattus norvegicus)?

Animal Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-188

  Abou Ismail, U A ^a,b   Burman, O H P ^a   Nicol, C J ^a   Mendl, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Adrenal glands; Animal welfare; Bodyweight; Group housing; Laboratory rats; Sleep behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; RAT; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 34248997506     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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