Mouse

Environmental factors in relation to the comfort and well-being of laboratory rats and mice

Of all the commonly considered environmental factors, light intensity within cages is probably the most variable.

Year Published: 1984Animal Type: Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Clough, G. 1984. Environmental factors in relation to the comfort and well-being of laboratory rats and mice. In: Standards in Laboratory Animal Management . The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (ed), 7-23. The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Potters Bar, UK.

The mouse: In residence and in transit

Description of a cage designed to meet species-typical environmental needs of mice.

Year Published: 1984Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Wallace, M. E. 1984. The mouse: In residence and in transit. In: Standards in Laboratory Animal Management. The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare 25-39. The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Potters Bar, UK.

The rodents II: Suborder Myomorpha

It is good advice to form new groups in clean cages to avoid territorial antagonism resulting from familiar odor cues.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Gerbil, Hamster, Mouse, Other Rodent, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Brown, R. E. 1985. The rodents II: Suborder Myomorpha. In: Social Odours in Mammals, Volume 1. Brown, R. E. , MacDonald, D. W. (eds). Clarendon Press, Oxford, UK.

Nest-box exploration and choice in male and female mice tested under individual and social conditions

Nest-box exploration and the choice of nest site were studied in the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus L.) using a long-term successive choice procedure involving six simultaneously available nest-boxes differing in size and shape. The subjects of the experiments were male...

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Buhot, M. C. 1986. Nest-box exploration and choice in male and female mice tested under individual and social conditions. Behavioural Processes 13, 119-148.

The functions of urine marking in a free-living population of house mice, Mus domesticus rutty

The urine-marking behaviour of free-living house mice,Mus domesticusRutty, was investigated in a poultry house where mice defended small territories and where evidence of previous marking behaviour was extensive. Thin smears of urine were found spread over most surfaces and concentrated...

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Hurst, J. L. 1987. The functions of urine marking in a free-living population of house mice, Mus domesticus rutty. Animal Behaviour 35, 1433-1442.

Non-edible material elicits chewing and reduces the plasma corticosterone response during novelty exposure in mice

If mice were placed in a novel environment with metal foil or cardboard available, they chewed these materials. These animals had lower plasma corticosterone levels in novel cages than mice in the same environment without access to these chewable items....

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Hennesy, M. B., Foy, T. 1987. Non-edible material elicits chewing and reduces the plasma corticosterone response during novelty exposure in mice. Behavioral Neuroscience 101, 237-245.

Intermittent stimulation and acceleration of puberty by urinary chemosignalsin female mice (Mus musculus domesticus)

A bedding of ground wood shavings was changed once each week. Pregnant females and female test mice were provided with cotton squares (Nestlets, Ancare Corp., Manhasset,NY; 4.8 X 4.8 X 0.6-cm thick) for making nests.

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Drickamer, L. C. 1987. Intermittent stimulation and acceleration of puberty by urinary chemosignalsin female mice (Mus musculus domesticus). Biology of Reproduction 37, 89-95.

Mice

Description of an ingenious, simple method to minimize odor, provide species-appropriate nesting opportunities and to facilitate cleaning.

Year Published: 1988Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Boyd, J. 1988. Mice. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 2, 49-50.

Are there local room effects on hepatic tumors in male mice? An examination of the NTP eugenol study

Mortality and tumor incidence in carcinogenesis experiments differ between mice caged in the top vs. bottom of the rack.

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Young, S. S. 1987. Are there local room effects on hepatic tumors in male mice? An examination of the NTP eugenol study. Fundamental and Applied Toxicology 8, 1-4.

Social stress in laboratory mouse colonies

Cage cleaning is a disturbing event for group-housed mice.

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Brain, P. F. 1989. Social stress in laboratory mouse colonies. In: Laboratory Animal Welfare Research: Rodents. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (ed), 49-61. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Potters Bar, UK.