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5 - Regulation and Legislation: Overview and Background

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2017

Helena Röcklinsberg ,
Mickey Gjerris  and
I. Anna S. Olsson
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Katarina Cvek ,
Orsolya E. Varga ,
Catherine Schuppli ,
Elisabeth Ormandy ,
Javier Guillén ,
Franz Gruber  and
Joana Fernandes
Helena Röcklinsberg
Affiliation:
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Mickey Gjerris
Affiliation:
University of Copenhagen
I. Anna S. Olsson
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biologia Molecular E Celular, Porto
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Animal Ethics in Animal Research , pp. 68 - 90
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Print publication year: 2017

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