Individual housing - justifications (2007)
LAREF [Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum]
Abstract
Studies in which I feel single-housing of rodents and rabbits is justified are those involving cannulatio, nutrition studies where we need to record intake/refusals,post-op animals after substantial surgery where the patient needs intensive nursin g.All single-caged animals must be housed within smell/sound of companions and, if possible, also in sight of conspecifics.
Published
2007
Citation
LAREF [Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum] 2007. Individual housing - justifications. In: Making Lives Easier for Animals in Research Labs: Discussions by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. Baumans, V., Coke, C., Green, J., Moreau, E., Morton, D., Patterson-Kane, E., Reinhardt, A., Reinhardt, V., Van Loo, P. (eds), 29-30. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.
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