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The housing of laboratory animals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. I. M. Jones  and
E. C. Wood
J. I. M. Jones
Affiliation:
(Crookes Laboratories)
E. C. Wood
Affiliation:
(Virol Ltd.)
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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 and other equipment.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , June 1949 , pp. 190 - 196
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1949

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