Evaluation of baseline indices of sensibility in captive cetaceans

Veterinary Record

Volumn 155, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 513-518

  Butterworth, A ^a   Kestin, S C ^a   McBain, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Sea World of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CETACEA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SENSIBILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA;

EID: 8644267480     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.155.17.513     Document Type: Article

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