Mouse

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.

Environmental enrichment for laboratory mice: preferences and consequences

Current laboratory housing systems have mainly been developed on the basis of ergonomic and economic factors. These systems provide adequate, basic physiological requirements of animals, but only marginally fulfill other needs, such as the performance of natural behaviour or social...

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

Citation: Van de Weerd, H. A. 1996. Environmental enrichment for laboratory mice: preferences and consequences. web site.

Reorganising behaviour in laboratory mice with varying cost of access to resources

By using traverses of shallow water, the costs of gaining access to food [length of traverses], shelter, a conspecific, increased space, a running wheel, deep sawdust, or enrichment (e.g., balls, a variety of small objects) were increased for laboratory mice....

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Sherwin, C. M., Nicol, C. J. 1996. Reorganising behaviour in laboratory mice with varying cost of access to resources. Animal Behaviour 51, 1087-1093.

Preferences of laboratory mice for characteristics of soiling sites

These results show that the mice defecated in localized areas and preferred to defecate in areas containing sawdust [rather than on bare plastic floors]. These results support other evidence which indicates that conventional cage designs for mice do not provide...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Sherwin, C. M. 1996. Preferences of laboratory mice for characteristics of soiling sites. Animal Welfare 5, 283-288.

Preferences of individually housed TO strain laboratory mice for loose substrate or tubes for sleeping

Individually housed mice preferred to sleep in sawdust [rather than pre-formed tubes] when this was available. The mice slept in the tubes only after the sawdust was removed. The animals showed no preference for shape, opacity or openness of the...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Sherwin, C. M. 1996. Preferences of individually housed TO strain laboratory mice for loose substrate or tubes for sleeping . Laboratory Animals 30, 245-251.

Laboratory mice persist in gaining access to resources: a method of assessing the importance of environmental features

By using traverses of shallow water in two experiments, it was determined how laboratory mice defended gaining access to feed, shelter, a conspecific or increased space (Experiment 1), and to feed, a running wheel, enrichments ('toys') or deep sawdust (Experiment...

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

Citation: Sherwin, C. M. 1996. Laboratory mice persist in gaining access to resources: a method of assessing the importance of environmental features. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 48, 203-214.