Assessing animal welfare impact of fourteen control and dispatch methods for house mouse (Mus musculus), Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and black rat (Rattus rattus)

Population control of the house mouse (Mus musculus), Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and black rat (Rattus rattus) is common practice worldwide. Our objective was to assess the impact on animal welfare of lethal and non-lethal control methods, including three dispatch methods. We used the Sharp and...

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Main Authors: Ciska De Ruyver, Kristof Baert, Emma Cartuyvels, Lies AL Beernaert, Frank AM Tuyttens, Herwig Leirs, Christel PH Moons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:Animal Welfare
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0962728622000021/type/journal_article