Mouse

Housing of mice in an enriched environment

Mice reared in enriched cages are less emotional, react more spontaneous and are more interested in investigating their environment than mice reared under conventioanl conditions.

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Scharmann, W. 1994. Housing of mice in an enriched environment. In: Proceedings of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations [FELASA] Symposium. Bunyan, J. (ed), 335-337. Royal Society of Medicine Press, London, UK.

Effects of enriched housing environment on the behaviour of young male and female mice in four exploratory tasks

The provision of plastic boxes and wooden scaffoldings in cages reduced anxiety in mice, increased their open-field activity and improved sensorimotor skills.

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Prior, H., Sachser, N. 1994/95. Effects of enriched housing environment on the behaviour of young male and female mice in four exploratory tasks. Journal of Experimental Animal Science 37, 57-68.

A home for a mouse

Caging design recommendations which take basic, species-characteristic behavioral needs of mice into account. A great deal more time and money has been spent on arguing about methods than on observation and research. Such caging 'standards' that exist for mice owe...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Lawlor, M. M. 1994. A home for a mouse. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 8, 569-573.

Meeting the needs of captive mice and their caretakers

Description of a cage designed to meet species-typical environmental needs of mice. The cage provides opportunity for choices including both warm and cool temperatures, and a comfortable sleeping and nesting area with low light intensity and opportunity for social huddling....

Year Published: 1994Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Wallace, M. E. 1994. Meeting the needs of captive mice and their caretakers. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 8, 565-568.

The effects of dietary fatty acid composition combined with environmental enrichment on brain and behavior in mice

Enriched animals in all groups showed less rearing activity in the openfield and spent more time stationary.

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Wainwright, P. E., Huang, Y. S., Bulman-Fleming, B. et al. 1994. The effects of dietary fatty acid composition combined with environmental enrichment on brain and behavior in mice. Behavioural Brain Research 60, 125-136.

Standard-Haltung fur Labormause – Probleme und Losungsasatze

The high prevalence of stereotypies in mice kept in standard animal facilities is underscored.

Year Published: 1994Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, HousingAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Wurbel, H., Stauffacher, M. 1994. Standard-Haltung fur Labormause - Probleme und Losungsasatze. Tierlaboratorium 17, 109-118.

Strain specific behavioural response to environmental enrichment in the mouse

Strain differences in the response to environmental enrichment are assessed. While environmental enrichment increased reactivity and alertness in some strains (e.g., C57BL) it triggered anxiety in another strain (BALB/c).

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Van de Weerd, H. A., Baumans, V., Koolhaas, J. M. et al. 1994. Strain specific behavioural response to environmental enrichment in the mouse. Journal of Experimental Animal Science 36, 117-127.

Behavioural consequences of environmental enrichment in two strains of mice

It is concluded that environmental enrichment has an effect on the behaviour of mice.

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Van de Weerd, H. A., Baumans, V., Blom, H. J. M. et al. 1994. Behavioural consequences of environmental enrichment in two strains of mice. In: Proceedings of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations [FELASA] Symposium. Bunyan, J. (ed), 49-53. Royal Society of Medicine Press, London, UK.

Behavioural differentiation of mice housed on different cage floors

The animals cleary avoided wire mesh for resting. However, they tended to spend more time in this compartment for eating.

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Schlingmann, F., Van de Weerd, H. A., Blom, H. J. M. et al. 1994. Behavioural differentiation of mice housed on different cage floors. In: Proceedings of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations [FELASA] Symposium. Bunyan, J. (ed), 355-357. Royal Society of Medicine Press, London, UK.

Analysis of the marble burying response: marbles serve to measure digging rather than evoke burying

Marble burying has been suggested as a model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) based on the fact that specific serotonin reuptake inhibitors selectively influenced this response. Studying the behaviour we observed that mice also exhibited intense digging activity in the absence...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Gyertyan, I. 1995. Analysis of the marble burying response: marbles serve to measure digging rather than evoke burying. Behavioural Pharmacolgy 6, 24-31.