Housing and care of laboratory cats: From requirements to practice;Haltung und pflege von laborkatzen: Praktische umsetzung der anforderungen

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 157-164

  Geret, C P ^a   Riond, B ^a   Cattori, V ^a   Meli, M L ^a   Hofmann Lehmann, R ^a   Lutz, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cats; Experimental research; Laboratory; Specifi c pathogen free; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; CAT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; CATS; HOUSING, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 79953783470     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000175     Document Type: Review

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