Effects of cage-cleaning frequency on laboratory rat reproduction, cannibalism, and welfare
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0168-1591
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.02.005