Assessment of distress associated with carbon dioxide euthanasia in laboratory rats
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) gas is the most widely used euthanasia agent for laboratory rodents. However, it has the potential to cause both pain and dyspnea [i.e. dyspnœa], an unpleasant sensation of breathless, while animals are still conscious. The aims of this dissertation were to determine whether gra...
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| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/18614 |