Towards Ethically Improved Animal Experimentation in the Study of Animal Reproduction

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 8-14

  Blache, D ^a   Martin, G B ^a   Maloney, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHICS; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH;

EID: 58149181645     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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