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Impulse for animal welfare outside the experiment [PDF]
Animal welfare is a growing societal concern and the well-being of animals used for experimental purposes is under particular scrutiny. The vast majority of laboratory animals are mice living in small cages that do not offer very much variety.
Häger, Christine +3 more
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Animal welfare assessment [PDF]
The paper deals with animal welfare definitions and animal welfare assessment. Animal welfare is a prolonged mental state, resulting from how the animal experiences its environment over time. There are different methods for animal welfare assessment. The
Vučinić Marijana, Lazić Ivana
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Plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 concentration in dogs with chronic enteropathies
Plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 were examined in dogs suffering from food-responsive diarrhea (group FRD) or inflammatory bowel disease (group IBD) before and after treatment and compared with IGF-1 values in healthy dogs ...
A.C. Spichiger +6 more
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While the JCI was originally conceived as a journal that would integrate various scientific approaches to the examination of human physiology and pathophysiology, we now find many of its pages filled with animal models of human disease. Is this a good thing?
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The housing of laboratory animals [PDF]
A survey of both the prevailing and the desirable conditions for housing small laboratory animals, with particular reference to rats and mice, is described. The data surveyed are confined to laboratories in Great Britain and include requirements of space, heating, ventilation and building construction, with such accessories as cages, feeding devices ...
J I M, JONES, E C, WOOD
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In recent years, intensive pig husbandry has been subject to increasing public criticism, including a clear demand for more animal-friendly housing systems in many countries.
Aurelia Schütz +2 more
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Reactivity of Nellore steers in two feedlot housing systems and its relationship with plasmatic cortisol [PDF]
To evaluate reactivity to assess the temperament of Nellore steers in two feedlot housing systems (group pen or individual pen) and its relationship with plasmatic cortisol, 36 experimental units were observed five times at 28-day intervals of weight ...
Gatto, E.G. +5 more
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Towards the computerized animal house: the Newcastle University Animal House Management System [PDF]
A suite of computer programs (available from the Laboratory Animal Science Association) has been written to carry out much of the routine administration of a central animal house facility. Principal functions include stock control and accounting. The programs are fully portable and can be implemented on almost any microcomputer.
Wootton, R, Flecknell, PA
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Cytokine mRNA abundance in intestinal biopsies from dogs with chronic diarrhea
The differentiation between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and food responsive diarrhea (FRD) is difficult and no objective markers are available. We postulated that patterns of selected key cytokines would help to objectively differentiate between the
S.N. Sauter, K. Allenspach, J.W. Blum
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Aim of study: Dairy farmers in Southern Spain are continuously investing in the modernization of their facilities and frequently ask technicians about the type of housing they should choose for their farms.
Laura Molina +3 more
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