Welfare Impact of Carbon Dioxide Euthanasia on Laboratory Mice and Rats: A Systematic Review

Welfare Impact of Carbon Dioxide Euthanasia on Laboratory Mice and Rats: A Systematic Review

Background: There has been increased concern about the suitability of CO2 as a method for euthanasia of laboratory mice and rats, including the potential discomfort, pain or distress that animals may experience prior to loss of consciousness; time to loss of consciousness; best methods for use of CO...

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Main Authors: Patricia V. Turner, Debra L. Hickman, Judith van Luijk, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Jan M. Sargeant, T. Miki Kurosawa, Takashi Agui, Vera Baumans, Woo Sung Choi, Yang-Kyu Choi, Paul A. Flecknell, Byeong H. Lee, Pedro J. Otaegui, Kathleen R. Pritchett-Corning, Keisuke Shimada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
carbon dioxide
euthanasia
systematic review
mouse
rat
animal welfare
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00411/full

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