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Environmental enrichment effects on development of retinal ganglion cell dendritic stratification require retinal BDNF

A well-known developmental event of retinal maturation is the progressive segregation of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) dendrites into a and b sublaminae of the inner plexiform layer (IPL), a morphological rearrangement crucial for the emergence of the ON and OFF...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Landi, S., Cenni, M. C., Maffei, L. et al. 2007. Environmental enrichment effects on development of retinal ganglion cell dendritic stratification require retinal BDNF. PLOS ONE 2(4), e346.

Making use of the stress buffering influence of a companion: Post-operative care

We have mice who are recovering from telemetry-implantation while being housed either alone or in pairs. With several years of experience with this surgery, we now are pretty sure that socially housed mice feel better than individually housed mice.I can...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Social Housing & Companionship, Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: LAREF [Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum] 2007. Making use of the stress buffering influence of a companion: Post-operative care. In: Making Lives Easier for Animals in Research Labs: Discussions by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. Baumans, V., Coke, C., Green, J., Moreau, E., Morton, D., Patterson-Kane, E., Reinhardt, A., Reinhardt, V., Van Loo, P. (eds), 101. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

Feeding enrichment for mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, cats and sheep

Feeding enrichment is a practical option for animals kept in research laboratories. The regular provision of thoroughly cleaned, whole fruits and vegetables and of seeds scattered on woodchips or corncob bedding is probably the easiest yet most effective way to...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Cat, Guinea Pig, Mouse, Rabbit, Rat, Rodent, Sheep

Citation: LAREF [Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum] 2007. Feeding enrichment for mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, cats and sheep. In: Making Lives Easier for Animals in Research Labs: Discussions by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. Baumans, V., Coke, C., Green, J., Moreau, E., Morton, D., Patterson-Kane, E., Reinhardt, A., Reinhardt, V., Van Loo, P. (eds), 51-60. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

The effect of preweaning and postweaning housing on the behaviour of the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus)

In this experiment, 64 pairs of animals of the strain C57BL/6J were used. Half of the animals were born and reared until weaning in standard cages and the other half in cages twice the size of the standard and furnished...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Marques, J. M., Olsson, I. A. S. 2007. The effect of preweaning and postweaning housing on the behaviour of the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus). Laboratory Animals 41(1), 92-102.

Cage cleaning regimes and the welfare of laboratory mice (Mus musculus)

This research asks if we can improve the psychological well-being of mice by reducing cage-cleaning frequency, and without adversely affecting their health.

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Latham, N., Mason, G., Dawlins, M. S. 2007. Cage cleaning regimes and the welfare of laboratory mice (Mus musculus). Animal Welfare 16(S Abstract ), 172.

The effect of cage size on reproductive performance and behavior of C57BL/6 mice

We attempted to determine whether housing breeding trios of mice in cages 50% larger than standard cages would have any measurable effect on reproductive performance or on offspring behavior. .. All cages [530 sq cm and 800 sq cm] contained...

Year Published: 2007Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Whitaker, J., Moy, S. S., Saville, B. R. et al. 2007. The effect of cage size on reproductive performance and behavior of C57BL/6 mice. Lab Animal 36(10), 32-39.

Refinement of rodent research through environmental enrichment and systematic randomization

Environmental enrichment may prevent abnormal behaviours and improve animal well-being, but concerns have been raised that it might also disrupt standardisation, thereby reducing the precision and replicability of animal experiments. In this article, we review the logic and evidence surrounding...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Wurbel, H., Garner, J. P. 2007. Refinement of rodent research through environmental enrichment and systematic randomization. NC3Rs [National Center for the Replacement Refinement Reduction of Animals in Research] 9, 1-9.

Impact of ‘living apart together’ on postoperative recovery of mice compared with social and individual housing

We investigated whether housing two female mice in a cage, separated by a grid partition ('living apart together') counters the adverse effects of individual housing on postoperative recovery. Results indicated that socially housed mice appear to be less affected by...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Social Housing & Companionship, Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Van Loo, P. L. P., Kuin, N., Sommer, R. et al. 2007. Impact of 'living apart together' on postoperative recovery of mice compared with social and individual housing. Laboratory Animals 41(4), 441-455.

The motivation of group-housed laboratory mice to leave an enriched laboratory cage

Providing environmental enrichment should improve their welfare, and a consequence of this might be a reduction in the animal's motivation to leave an enriched cage. I examined this possibility by housing laboratory mice, Mus musculus, in a cage that provided...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Sherwin, C. M. 2007. The motivation of group-housed laboratory mice to leave an enriched laboratory cage. Animal Behaviour 73(1), 29-35.

Study of environmental enrichment for mice using a NestPak TM

This poster details husbandry practices that incorporate environmental enrichment for isolator mice. The study addresses the use of the NestPakTM produced by Datesand. The NestPak is placed into the cage thus providing the mice with their bedding and nesting material....

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Rustell, L. 2007. Study of environmental enrichment for mice using a NestPak TM. Institute of Animal Technology [IAT] Congress, 44.