Validation of mouse welfare indicators: a Delphi consultation survey.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to identify the most valid, reliable and practicable indicators of laboratory mouse welfare using the Delphi consultation technique. The effective assessment of laboratory mouse welfare is a fundamental legal and moral requirement as it is critical part of both maintaining and improving the welfare of the most widely used laboratory animal globally. Although many different welfare indicators are routinely used to assess mouse welfare, the validity, reliability and practicability of many of these measures remains unclear. The Delphi consultation technique is designed to gauge expert opinion through multiple rounds of surveys until a consensus is reached. Participants ranked 59 welfare indicators in terms their validity, reliability and practicability for either a half-day un

SUBMITTER: Campos-Luna I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6629659 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature