Mouse

The effects of cage cleaning on aggression within groups of male laboratory mice

Dominant animals tend to be more aggressive in an environment with familiar odor than in a strange environment. It was shown that complete cage cleaning - new cage and new substrate - can minimize aggression among male mice as compared...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Gray, S., Hurst, J. L. 1995. The effects of cage cleaning on aggression within groups of male laboratory mice. Animal Behaviour 49, 821-816.

Stress measurements in mice after transportation

Subjects showed stress responses [cortsiol, behavior] to being moved in the familiar home cage from one room to another.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Tuli, J., Smith, J. A., Morton, D. B. 1995. Stress measurements in mice after transportation. Laboratory Animals 29, 132-138.

The experimental Animal in Biomedical Research (Vol II) – Care, Husbandry, and Well-Being: Mice

Basic recommendations for the housing of mice.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Moore, D. M. 1995. Mice. In: The Experimental Animal in Biomedical Research(Vol II) - Care, Husbandry, and Well-Being . Rollin, B. E. , Kesel, M. L. (eds), 281-308. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Corticosterone, adrenal and spleen weight in mice after tail bleeding, and its effect on nearby animals

Stress response to blood collection and recovery time are assessed.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Tuli, J., Smith, J. A., Morton, D. B. 1995. Corticosterone, adrenal and spleen weight in mice after tail bleeding, and its effect on nearby animals. Laboratory Animals 29, 90-95.

Effects of acute and chronic restraint on the adrenal gland weight and serum corticosterone concentration of mice and their faecal output of oocysts after infection with Eimeria apionoides

Subjects did not habituate to restraint as reflected in adrenocortical response.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Tuli, J., Smith, J. A., Morton, D. B. 1995. Effects of acute and chronic restraint on the adrenal gland weight and serum corticosterone concentration of mice and their faecal output of oocysts after infection with Eimeria apionoides. Research in Veterinary Science 59, 82-86.

Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals (Second Edition)

Photographic documentation of enforced restraint and handling techniques.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: All/General, Amphibian, Baboon, Bird, Capuchin, Cat, Cattle, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla, Crocodile & Alligator, Dog, Equine, Fish, Gerbil, Gibbon, Goat, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Lemur, Lizard, Macaque, Marine Mammal, Marmoset, Mole Rat, Mouse, Nonhuman Primate, Other Animal, Other Nonhuman Primate, Other Rodent, Owl Monkey, Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Reptile, Rodent, Sheep, Snake, Squirrel Monkey, Turtle & Tortoise, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Fowler, M. E. 1995. Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals (Second Edition). Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA.

Preferences of mice and rats for types of bedding material

The results seem to indicate that size and manipulability are among the main determinants of the appreciation of bedding particles by laboratory mice and rats, and larger particles are preferred. .. In the test system with two test cages, [aspen]...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Blom, H. J. M., van Tintelen, G., van Vorstenbosch, C. J. A. H. V. 1996. Preferences of mice and rats for types of bedding material. Laboratory Animals 30, 234-244.

Evaluation of long-term environmental enrichment in the mouse

It appears that mice who were enriched with both objects [nest box and plastic tube] and nesting material were more active, and spent less time on feeding and drinking, and they weight less compared to the other groups. .. It...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Dahlborn, K., van Gils, B. A. A., van de Weerd, H. A. et al. 1996. Evaluation of long-term environmental enrichment in the mouse. Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science 23(Supplement 1), 97-106. (Conference Paper)

Prevention of stereotypy in laboratory mice: Effects on stress-physiology and behaviour

When Zur:ICR mice were selectively prevented from stereotypic wire gnawing at the cage lid, the previous amount of stereotyped behaviour after a short-term decrease in activity was compensated by variable active behaviour on the cage floor. This change in behaviour...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Wurbel, H., Stauffacher, M. 1996. Prevention of stereotypy in laboratory mice: Effects on stress-physiology and behaviour. Physiology and Behavior 59, 1163-1170.

Stereotypies in laboratory mice: Quantitative and qualitative description of the ontogeny of ‘wire-gnawing’ and ‘jumping’ in Zur:ICR and Zur:ICR nu mice

The ontogeny of two stereotypic patterns, wire-gnawing and jumping, was studied in 24 laboratory mice: six males and six females each of two closely related outbred strains, kept under standard housing conditions, a conventional albino strain (ICR) and a nude,...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Wurbel, H., Stauffacher, M., Von Holst, D. 1996. Stereotypies in laboratory mice: Quantitative and qualitative description of the ontogeny of 'wire-gnawing' and 'jumping' in Zur:ICR and Zur:ICR nu mice. Ethology 102, 371-385.