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Male Management – Coping With Aggression Problems in Male Laboratory Mice (Doctoral Thesis)

The purpose of this thesis was to find practical solutions for coping with excessive aggressive behaviour in male laboratory mice. .. The proximity of another male is preferred to individual housing, irrespectively of dominance status, kinship or familiarity. ... Male...

Year Published: 2001Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Van Loo, P. L. P. 2001. Male Management - Coping With Aggression Problems in Male Laboratory Mice (Doctoral Thesis). University of Utrecht, Diest, Belgium.

Individually ventilated cages: beneficial for mice or men? Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 41(1), 13-19

We conclude that the location of the air supply in the cage, cage size, ventilation rate and the presence of nesting material in IVC systems influence the well-being of the animals.

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Baumans, V., Schlingmann, F., Vonck, M. et al. 2002. Individually ventilated cages: beneficial for mice or men? Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 41(1), 13-19.

Group housed mice: are they really stressed?

Group housing of male mice has been described as a stressful condition. In particular, subordinate male mice have been reported to show increased levels of stress-related behavioural and physiological parameters. In many studies, however, males are housed in groups of...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Bartolomucci, A., Palanza, P., Parmigiani, S. 2002. Group housed mice: are they really stressed? Ethology, Ecology and Evolution 14, 341-350.

Behavior associated with an enriched environment and with social isolation in mice

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Tueting P, Pinna G. 2002. Behavior associated with an enriched environment and with social isolation in mice. Soc for Neurosci Abstracts 2002.

Early-life handling stimulation and environmental enrichment: Are some of their effects mediated by similar neural mechanisms? Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 73(1), 233-245

Neonatal (early) handling (EH) and environmental enrichment (EE) of laboratory rodents have been the two most commonly used methods of providing supplementary environmental stimulation in order to study behavioral and neurobiological plasticity. A large body of research has been generated...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HandlingAnimal Type: Chinchilla, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Other Rodent, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Fernández-Teruel, A., Giménez-Llort, L., Escorihuela, R. M. et al. 2002. Early-life handling stimulation and environmental enrichment: Are some of their effects mediated by similar neural mechanisms? Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 73(1), 233-245.

Stressful animal housing conditions and their potential effect on sympathetic neurotransmission in mice

Although the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) plays a major role in mediating the peripheral stress response, due consideration is not usually given to the effects of prolonged stress on the SNS. The present study examined changes in neurotransmission in the...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: D'Arbe, M., Einstein, R., Lavidis, N. A. 2002. Stressful animal housing conditions and their potential effect on sympathetic neurotransmission in mice. American Journal of Physiology 282(5), R1422-1428.

Influences of laboratory environment on behavior

Experimenter identity had the greatest association with tail-withdrawal latency. ... Precisely what differentiated experimenters in the present study remains uncertain. Experimenter age, sex and experience level did not correlate with the observed differences. All experimenters were trained by the principal...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Chesler, E. J., Wilson, S. G., Lariviere, W. R. et al. 2002. Influences of laboratory environment on behavior. Nature Neuroscience 5, 1101-1102.

Environmental enrichment for rodents and rabbits

Access to a nestlet - which was shredded - and Mouse Igloo probably reduced anxiety and has also helped to decrease mortality in transgenic mice.Placing a Mouse Igloo and a tunnel into the cage of group-housed male mice abolished fighting....

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rabbit, Rodent

Citation: Biczak, M., Pellecchia, D. 2002. Environmental enrichment for rodents and rabbits. TriBranch Symposium 2002 , unpublished poster presentation.

Developing and testing a novel cage insert, the Mouse House , designed to enrich the lives of laboratory mice without adversely affecting the science

The 'Mouse House' should satisfy requirements for both environmental enrichment and legislation suggesting the use of cage inserts that allow privacy for the animal but facilitate observation. Bar biting was significantly increased [sic] when the 'Mouse House' was provided.

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Key, D., Hewett, A. 2002. Developing and testing a novel cage insert, the Mouse House , designed to enrich the lives of laboratory mice without adversely affecting the science. Animal Technology and Welfare 1, 55-64.

Enrichment slows disease progression in R6/2 Huntington?s disease mice

Housing mice in standard laboratory cages increased the rate of disease progression while housing them in enriched cages slowed the progress to a more 'normal' rate. Mice housed in such deprived conditions are unlikely to prove a good model of...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Hockly, E., Cordery, P. M., Woodman, B. et al. 2002. Enrichment slows disease progression in R6/2 Huntington?s disease mice. Annals of Neurology 51, 235-242.