Removing individual rats affects indicators of welfare in the remaining group members

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 89-96

  Burman, Oliver ^a   Owen, Diane ^b   AbouIsmail, Usama ^a,c   Mendl, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Laboratory rat; Social disruption; Social stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FECES; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; RAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; FECES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 42449099072     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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