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Krmiva : Časopis o hranidbi životinja, proizvodnji i tehnologiji krme, Vol. 56 No. 1, 2014.

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FEEDING AND WATERING HYGIENE OF LABORATORY ANIMALS

Gordana Gregurić Gračner ; Veterinarski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb
Marija Vučemilo ; Veterinarski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb
Ž. Pavičić ; Veterinarski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb
D. Gračner ; Veterinarski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb
M. Ostović ; Veterinarski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb
Kristina Matković ; Veterinarski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb

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Many factors can jeopardize the welfare of laboratory animals and thus the process and results of research in which these animals are used. Welfare of laboratory animals strictly depends on humans; therefore, it is necessarily based on the principles of providing five freedoms, distinctive for each type. Among other freedoms (from pain, injury and disease, fear and stress, discomfort, and finally expression of species specific behaviors), there is freedom from hunger and thirst. It is achieved by providing sufficient quantities of quality food and water depending on the physiological needs of the animal, unless justifiably required otherwise by the experimental
protocol. However, the food, mostly obtained from commercial manufacturers, in addition to nutritional value must be of high quality and hygienic properties, which means that it must not be chemically, physically, parasitically or microbiologically contaminated because contaminated food can directly threaten animal health. Automated
water delivery systems are extremely complicated because tap water, even if meeting the requirements of sanitary drinking water, is not sterile according to the protocols of some experiments. It is necessary to regularly monitor water pH, hardness and presence of microbial or chemical contamination. Appropriate feeding and watering hygiene of laboratory animals is an important factor in maintaining their welfare and can significantly influence the success of the experiment and validity of the results.

Ključne riječi

feeding; watering; laboratory animals; hygiene

Hrčak ID:

128025

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/128025

Datum izdavanja:

2.10.2014.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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