A break from the pups: The effects of loft access on the welfare of lactating laboratory rats.

Rats (Rattus norvegicus) bred for research are typically confined with their litters until weaning, but will spend time away from pups when given the opportunity. We aimed to assess how dam welfare is affected by the ability to escape from their pups. Rat dams (n = 16) were housed in cages either wi...

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Auteurs principaux: Anna S Ratuski, Daniel M Weary
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Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/50cb97cd091b4dc7970a43a8f7bf5a73
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