Mouse

Refining rodent husbandry: The mouse – Report of the Rodent Refinement Working Party

This report describes ways in which existing husbandry and care of mice can be improved with emphasis on providing environments that allow the animals to express a wide range of behaviours. Valuable recommendations are made on the following topics: Caging...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Jennings, M., Batchelor, G. R., Brain, P. F. et al. 1998. Refining rodent husbandry: The mouse - Report of the Rodent Refinement Working Party . Laboratory Animals 32, 233-259.

Prevention of stereotypic wire-gnawing in laboratory mice: Effects on behaviour and implications for stereotypy as a coping response

Three groups of six pairs of adult male laboratory mice of the ICR-strain kept in standard laboratory cages were selectively prevented from stereotypic wire-gnawing for 1, 5 or 10 days, respectively. Behaviour was observed throughout the 12 h dark period...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Wurbel, H., Freire, R., Nicol, C. J. 1998. Prevention of stereotypic wire-gnawing in laboratory mice: Effects on behaviour and implications for stereotypy as a coping response. Behavioural Processes 42, 61-72.

Effect of feed and environmental enrichment on development of stereotypic wire-gnawing in laboratory mice

Enrichment significantly reduced stereotypic wire-gnawing in pair-housed male mice by 40%, presumably as a consequence of the cover provided by the cardboard tubes. This is substantiated by observations that the tubes were used as a place to retreat upon disturbance...

Year Published: 1998Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Wurbel, H., Chapman, R., Rutland, C. 1998. Effect of feed and environmental enrichment on development of stereotypic wire-gnawing in laboratory mice. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 60, 69-81.

Preference of subordinate male mice for their dominant cage mates

Experiments that allowed subordinate male mice to choose either a cage inhabited with a dominant partner or an empty cage have shown that the mice preferred the proximity of the dominant male to individual housing.

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Van Loo, P. L. P., Baumans, V. 1998. Preference of subordinate male mice for their dominant cage mates. Aktuelle Arbeiten zur artgemaessen Tierhaltung, KTBL-Schrift 380, 45-52.

Strength of preference for nesting material as environmental enrichment for laboratory mice

On average, the 47 mice tested spent significantly more time in the cage with the nesting material [paper towel or tissue] (more than 69% of their total time, whereas less than 25% of their time in the cage with the...

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Van de Weerd, H. A., van Loo, P. L. P., van Zutphen, L. F. M. et al. 1998. Strength of preference for nesting material as environmental enrichment for laboratory mice. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 55, 369-382.

Preferences for nest boxes as environmental enrichment for laboratory mice

Individual mice prefer a cage with a nest box and avoid cages without one. ... In general, the preferred nest boxes were those consisting of perforated metal or grid metal.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Van de Weerd, H. A., van Loo, P. L. P., van Zutphen, L. F. M. et al. 1998. Preferences for nest boxes as environmental enrichment for laboratory mice. Animal Welfare 7, 11-25.

Comparison of effects of restraint, cage transportation, anaesthesia and repeated bleeding on plamsa glucose levels between mice and rats

Mice showed a fairly consistent rise in levels of blood glucose if unaccustomed to [blood collection procedure] handling or if the cages were transported to an adjacent room. The same procedures when performed in rats seemed to have small or...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Tabata, H., Kitamura, T., Nagamatsu, N. 1998. Comparison of effects of restraint, cage transportation, anaesthesia and repeated bleeding on plamsa glucose levels between mice and rats. Laboratory Animals 32, 143-148.

Voluntary wheel-running: a review and novel interpretation

Mice prefer wheels that have been made into irregular shapes, or include hurdles to jump over! This review proposes that wheel running may be an artefact of captive environments or of the running-wheel itself, possibly resulting from feedback dysfunction.

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Sherwin, C. M. 1998. Voluntary wheel-running: a review and novel interpretation. Animal Behaviour 56, 11-27.

The use and perceived importance of three resources which provide caged laboratory mice the opportunity for extended locomotion

Singly-housed mice showed a distinctive and persistent preference for a running- wheel, as opposed to a tunnel system. Wheel-running is perceived by caged animals to be a highly important activity. Running wheels should be provided for caged mice ... if...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Sherwin, C. M. 1998. The use and perceived importance of three resources which provide caged laboratory mice the opportunity for extended locomotion. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 55, 353-367.

Circardian rhythmus of heart rate, body temperature and locomotor activity in freely moving mice measured with radio-telemetry

Applications of radio-telemetry are demonstrated and discussed.

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Kramer, K. 1998. Circardian rhythmus of heart rate, body temperature and locomotor activity in freely moving mice measured with radio-telemetry. Lab Animal 27(8), 23-26.