Regular medical checkup program (in K-MEDI hub) to enhance the welfare of laboratory dogs and pigs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The importance of animal welfare is being recognized worldwide. Recently, the increasing demand for enhanced laboratory animal welfare has led to clinically featured transformations of animal research institutes. This study aims to describe the process and findings of veterinary medical check-ups and its influence on laboratory dogs and pigs welfare. Regular medical checkups were conducted by the attending veterinarian twice a year to ensure the health and welfare of dogs and pigs in our animal research institute. Based on the findings from the medical checkup, we assessed the current health of dogs and pigs,providing reasonable treatments to prevent the risk of complications.

Results

Blood tests and physical examinations revealed clinically relevant findings. Som

SUBMITTER: Lee GH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594746 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature