USDA Perspective on Environmental Enrichment for Animals
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USDA perspective on environmental enrichment for animals.
This article provides a brief historical background of the events and circumstances that led to the 1985 Animal Welfare Act (AWA) amendments. It describes the development of the regulations promulgated by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1991 as a result of these amendments, the reasoning given for the proposals, and the revisions that were made during the process. Information is incl...
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عنوان ژورنال: ILAR Journal
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1084-2020
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.46.2.83