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NALT Full

Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
animal welfare
pain management
nest scoring (welfare)

Preferred term

nest scoring (welfare)

Definition

A method of evaluating the welfare of laboratory mice by analyzing their building of nests with bedding material.
Source: See Gaskill, B. N., Karas, A. Z., Garner, J. P., & Pritchett-Corning, K. R. (2013). Nest Building as an Indicator of Health and Welfare in Laboratory Mice. Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), 82, 51012. https://doi.org/10.3791/51012
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

pain management

In other languages

calificación de nidos (bienestar)

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/15385875

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