Understanding the welfare of rats living in standard versus semi-naturalistic laboratory environments
Rats are one of the most commonly used animals in research. Differences in rat housing lead to differences in brain, behaviour, physiology and health. These differences can also affect rat welfare and the validity of data obtained from these animals. Few studies have assessed the consequences of hou...
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University of British Columbia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/57298 |