Special Housing Arrangements

The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals: Eighth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 147-162

  Dennis, Mike ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexible film isolators for microbial isolation of experimental animals; Higher levels of PPE welfare aspects suits, half suits, powered RPE with full clothing change; Individually ventilated cage (IVC) mini containment systems; Laboratory animals in accommodation close as possible to natural habitats; Potential welfare issues of IVCs; Protective clothing, impact on animal welfare in number of ways; Special housing arrangements; UK centre for emergency preparedness and response (CEPR) enabling group housing of macaques; Welfare considerations and containment systems for birds; Welfare considerations of bespoke systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887342861     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318777.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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