COMPASS Guidelines for Conducting Welfare-Focused Research into Behaviour Modification of Animals.

McGreevy PD, Mellor DJ, Freire R, Fenner K, Merkies K, Warren-Smith A, Uldahl M, Starling M, Lykins A, McLean A, Doherty O, Bradshaw-Wiley E, Quinn R, Wilkins CL, Christensen JW, Jones B, Ashton L, Padalino B, O' Brien C, Copelin C, Brady C, Henshall C

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DOI: 10.3390/ani16020206
Published: 2026 Jan 9
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@article{allodium:10.3390/ani16020206,
  title = {COMPASS Guidelines for Conducting Welfare-Focused Research into Behaviour Modification of Animals.},
  author = {McGreevy PD and Mellor DJ and Freire R and Fenner K and Merkies K and Warren-Smith A and Uldahl M and Starling M and Lykins A and McLean A and Doherty O and Bradshaw-Wiley E and Quinn R and Wilkins CL and Christensen JW and Jones B and Ashton L and Padalino B and O' Brien C and Copelin C and Brady C and Henshall C},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Animals : an open access journal from MDPI},
  doi = {10.3390/ani16020206},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16020206}
}

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TI  - COMPASS Guidelines for Conducting Welfare-Focused Research into Behaviour Modification of Animals.
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AU  - Mellor DJ
AU  - Freire R
AU  - Fenner K
AU  - Merkies K
AU  - Warren-Smith A
AU  - Uldahl M
AU  - Starling M
AU  - Lykins A
AU  - McLean A
AU  - Doherty O
AU  - Bradshaw-Wiley E
AU  - Quinn R
AU  - Wilkins CL
AU  - Christensen JW
AU  - Jones B
AU  - Ashton L
AU  - Padalino B
AU  - O' Brien C
AU  - Copelin C
AU  - Brady C
AU  - Henshall C
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JO  - Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
DO  - 10.3390/ani16020206
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PD, M., DJ, M., R, F., K, F., K, M., A, W., M, U., M, S., A, L., A, M., O, D., E, B., R, Q., CL, W., JW, C., B, J., L, A., B, P., C, O. B., C, C., C, B., & C, H. (2026). COMPASS Guidelines for Conducting Welfare-Focused Research into Behaviour Modification of Animals.. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16020206

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