Identification of appropriate measures for the assessment of laboratory mouse welfare

Animal Welfare

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-170

  Leach, M C ^a   Thornton, P D ^b   Main, D C J ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Animal based outcome measures; Delphi technique; Expert opinion and refinement; Laboratory mice; Resource input measures

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL TESTING REFINEMENT; ARTICLE; CAGE; DELPHI STUDY; E-MAIL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; SAMPLE SIZE; VALIDITY; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 42549124574     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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