The impact of environmental enrichment on the outcome variability and scientific validity of laboratory animal studies

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 273-280

  Bayne, K ^a   Wurbel H ^b  

^a Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Environmental enrichment; Experimental validity; Reproducibility; Three Rs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; LABORATORY; STANDARD;

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

EID: 84904331503     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.33.1.2282     Document Type: Article

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