Selective breeding of primates for use in research: Consequences and challenges

Animal Welfare

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 57-65

  Honess, P ^a,b   Stanley Griffiths, M A ^c   Narainapoulle, S ^c   Naiken, S ^c   Andrianjazalahatra, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Bioculture (Mauritius) Ltd   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Biomedical research; Breeding facilities; Macaques; Old world primates; Selective breeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; MACACA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; TEMPERAMENT; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECIDAE; MACACA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77951721047     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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