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Ethologically informed design in husbandry and research

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There is a necessary relationship between research design, the welfare of research animals, and the validity of research data. This paper explores several dimensions of this relationship along with comments on the importance of ethologically informed design. Design, in the sense of a coherent programme that guides a specific scientific undertaking, involves defining and selecting research variables and the methods that govern their manipulation and/or observation, measurement and subsequent interpretation. Design both guides and is guided by the questions or problems an investigator wishes to address.

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