An animal welfare perspective on animal testing of GMO crops

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Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-130

  Kolar, Roman ^a   Rusche, Brigitte ^a  

^a Animal Welfare Academy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal experiments; Animal testing; Genetic engineering; GM crops; GM food

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HUMANS;

EID: 73449131668     PISSN: 09467785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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