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What types of animals are used? And why?
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Birds, mainly hens and chickens, are part of food production and are used as laboratory animals in this context.
Text: Karin Nordin
References
John Bräutigam, veterinarian, Swedish Board of Agriculture
Helena Elofsson, Fil. Dr. Zoology, Swedish Board of Agriculture
Anne Halldén Waldemarson, University veterinarian at Karolinska Institutet
Torgny Jeneskog, University veterinarian at Umeå university
Karl-Gustav Jacobsson, University veterinarian at Uppsala university
Published:
2009-04-15
Last updated:
2009-04-06
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