Use of behavior analysis to recognize pain in small mammals

Lab Animal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Mayer, Jörg ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FERRET; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RABBIT; RODENT;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FERRETS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RABBITS; RODENTIA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34249286622     PISSN: 00937355     EISSN: 15484475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/laban0607-43     Document Type: Article

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