Effects of bedding material and running wheel surface on paw wounds in male and female Syrian hamsters

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-90

  Beaulieu, A ^a   Reebs, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Bedding material; Golden hamster; Paw condition; Running wheel; Syrian hamster

Indexed keywords

METAL; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PINE; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TREADMILL; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 58349108496     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/la.2008.007088     Document Type: Article

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