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A clinical veterinarian working in a safety assessment testing facility must balance animal welfare concerns with the attainment of sound, reproducible data necessary for regulatory studies. Drawing on her experience as a clinical veterinarian with specialty training in the field of toxicology, and past experience as a Study Director on safety assessment studies, the author describes practices that facilitate the veterinarian's role to ensure animal welfare on safety assessment studies.
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Fillman-Holliday, D. The Role of a Clinical Veterinarian in a Safety Assessment Testing Facility. Lab Anim 34, 35–38 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0305-35
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0305-35
