Gas killing of rats: The effect of supplemental oxygen on aversion to carbon dioxide

Animal Welfare

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-87

  Kirkden, R D ^a   Niel, L ^a   Stewart, S A ^a   Weary, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Aversion; Carbon dioxide; Euthanasia; Oxygen; Rat

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVERSION; GAS; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; REWARD; TIME; TUBE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 38949154641     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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