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Christine M Boisvert1, Peter B Morgan
1Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc., 100 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Lab Animal
|December 31, 2005
Abstract:
The authors describe the development of a position in animal care that combines husbandry, veterinary care, breeding colony management, and in vivo research support. The integration of these tasks gives participating animal care staff more diverse responsibilities and leads to more effective communication and collaboration between researchers and husbandry personnel.
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