The effects of enhancing cage complexity on the behaviour and welfare of laboratory rats

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-180

  Abou Ismail, Usama A ^a,b   Burman, Oliver H P ^a   Nicol, Christine J ^a   Mendl, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Enrichment; Laboratory rat; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RODENT; SLEEP;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SLEEP PATTERN;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SLEEP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77956173847     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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