Critical evaluation of the use of dogs in biomedical research and testing in Europe

Altex

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 326-340

  Hasiwa, Nina ^a   Bailey, Jarrod ^b   Clausing, Peter ^c   Daneshian, Mardas ^a   Eileraas, Marianne ^d   Farkas, Sańdor ^e   Gyertyań, Istvań ^e   Hubrecht, Robert ^f   Kobel, Werner ^g   Krummenacher, Goran ^h   Leist, Marcel ^a   Lohi, Hannes ⁱ   Miklośi, Ad́aḿ ^b   Ohl, Frauke ^j   Olejniczak, Klaus ^k   Schmitt, Georg ^l   Sinnett Smith, Patrick ^m   Smith, David ⁿ   Wagner, Kristina ^o   Yager, James D ^p   Zurlo, Joanne ^p   Hartung, Thomas ^a,p   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b RUSSELL AND BURCH HOUSE   (United Kingdom)

^c AAALAC Intl (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International)   (United Kingdom)

^d RTC (Research Toxicology Centre)   (Italy)

^e GEDEON RICHTER LTD   (Hungary)

^f UFAW (Universities Federation for Animal Welfare   (United Kingdom)

^g ToxAdvice GmbH   (Switzerland)

^h Doerenkamp Zbinden Foundation   (Switzerland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^j UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^k Regulatory Toxicology Consultant   (Germany)

^l F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^m Pfizer Worldwide R and D   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ EFPIA   (Belgium)

^o German Animal Welfare Federation   (Germany)

^p JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

3Rs; Animal welfare; Dog use; Moral dilemma; Second species paradigm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL TESTING REDUCTION; ANIMAL TESTING REFINEMENT; ANIMAL TESTING REPLACEMENT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOG; DRUG SAFETY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GENETICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 84455181545     PISSN: 09467785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14573/altex.2011.4.326     Document Type: Conference Paper

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