Establishing a culture of care, conscience, and responsibility: Addressing the improvement of scientific discovery and animal welfare through science-based performance standards

ILAR Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-11

  Klein, H J ^a   Bayne, K A ^b  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Culture of care; Regulatory burden reduction; Science based performance standards

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ETHICS; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANIMAL CARE COMMITTEES; ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

EID: 39049178203     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.48.1.3     Document Type: Review

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