A targeted approach to developing environmental enrichment for two strains of laboratory mice

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 341-353

  Nicol, Christine J ^a   Brocklebank, Sarah ^a   Mendl, Michael ^a   Sherwin, Chris M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Enrichment; Housing; Mice; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; LABORATORY METHOD; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 39749144603     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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