Conventional laboratory housing increases morbidity and mortality in research rodents: results of a meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Over 120 million mice and rats are used annually in research, conventionally housed in shoebox-sized cages that restrict natural behaviours (e.g. nesting and burrowing). This can reduce physical fitness, impair thermoregulation and reduce welfare (e.g. inducing abnormal stereotypic behav...

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Autores principales: Cait, Jessica, Cait, Alissa, Scott, R. Wilder, Winder, Charlotte B., Mason, Georgia J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8756709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35022024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01184-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8756709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35022024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01184-0

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