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Jan 18 Animal Welfare Journal Club
Event Date:
Friday, January 18, 2019, 12:30 pm
Location:
Atlantic Veterinary College
Room:
208N
Next meeting: Friday, Jan. 18, 12:30-1:15, room AVC 280N. Dr. Paul Bernard (AVC Biomedical Sciences) will lead discussion of the article:
Makowska IJ, Weary DM. 2016. The importance of burrowing, climbing and standing upright for laboratory rats. Royal Society Open Science 3:160136. Available at
This article looks at optimizing rodent housing from an ethological perspective, which will be of benefit to both the animals and the science.
The Animal Welfare Journal Club meets once a month (third Friday, generally) to discuss scientific articles related to animal welfare; for eg in areas of animal welfare science, animal ethics, animal behaviour, anesthesia and analgesia, ethical veterinary practice. Everyone is welcome to attend and to propose articles for future discussion. The club is co hosted by AVC鈥檚 Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre and Animal Welfare Club. Email acrook@upei.ca or jdamico@upei.ca to be on the e-mail list for future information.
Contact Name
Alice Crook
