Mixed-strain housing for female C57BL/6, DBA/2, and BALB/c mice: Validating a split-plot design that promotes refinement and reduction Study design

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Walker, Michael ^a   Fureix, Carole ^a   Palme, Rupert ^b   Newman, Jonathan A ^a   Ahloy Dallaire, Jamie ^a   Mason, Georgia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Animal Welfare; Experimental Design; Mice; Reduction; Refinement; Split Plot

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; DBA MOUSE; FEMALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WEANING;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WEANING;

EID: 85000416463     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12874-016-0113-7     Document Type: Article

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