Rat
Comparative studies on housing conditions
The presence of cage furniture and/or deep litter may increase aggression among group-housed male mice, though subordinates have a better chance of escaping injurious fights. Group-housed rats tend to play longer on grid floor, but when given the choice prefer...
Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Rat, Rodent
Citation: Stauffacher, M. 1996. Comparative studies on housing conditions. In: Harmonization of Laboratory Animal Husbandry. O'Donoghue, P. N. (ed), 5-9. Royal Society of Medince Press, London, UK.
Read MoreThe effects of routine animal husbandry and experimental procedures upon physiological parameters of rats
Conducting these same procedures in an animal's home room did not alter the monitored parameters.
Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Rat, Rodent
Citation: Doerning, B. J., Cruze, C. 1997. The effects of routine animal husbandry and experimental procedures upon physiological parameters of rats. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Abstracts and Scientific Papers, 1-2 (Abstract).
Read MorePreference for familiar humans by rats
24 of the 26 subjects correctly chose the handler with whom they had previously interacted [for 10 min]. Rats prefer contact with an individual with whom they have safely interacted versus a strange individual. Their preference for a familiar human...
Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Rat, Rodent
Citation: Davis, H., Taylor, A., Norris, C. 1997. Preference for familiar humans by rats. Psychological Bulletin Review 4, 118-120.
Read MoreStudies on the influence of enriched-environment housing combined with systemic administration of an alpha2-adrenergic antagonist on spatial learning and hyperactivity after global ischemia in rats
Housing in an enriched environment facilitates the rate of spatial learning in rats with global ischemia.
Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Rat, Rodent
Citation: Puurunen, K., Sirvio, J., Koistinaho, J. et al. 1997. Studies on the influence of enriched-environment housing combined with systemic administration of an alpha2-adrenergic antagonist on spatial learning and hyperactivity after global ischemia in rats. Stroke 28, 623-631.
Read MoreIndividual housing influences certain biochemical parameters in the rat
Individual as opposed to group-housing of female rats provoked variations in certain biochemical parameters [glucose, triglycerides, food intake]. It was concluded that this circumstance could make scientific data unreliable or even dubious.
Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Rat, Rodent
Citation: Perez, C., Canal, J. R., Dominguez, E. et al. 1997. Individual housing influences certain biochemical parameters in the rat. Laboratory Animals 31, 357-361.
Read MoreNeural grafting to experimental neocortical infarcts improves behavioral outcome and reduces thalamic atrophy in rats housed in enriched but not in standard environments
Neural grafting enhanced functional outcome and reduced thalamic atrophy only when combined with housing enriched environments.
Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Rat, Rodent
Citation: Mattsson, B., Sorensen, J. C., Zimmer, J. et al. 1997. Neural grafting to experimental neocortical infarcts improves behavioral outcome and reduces thalamic atrophy in rats housed in enriched but not in standard environments. Stroke 28(6), 1225-1231.
Read MoreHousing and welfare in laboratory rats: Welfare implications of isolation and social contact among caged males
Singly housed males showed reduced activity and a greater incidence of self-directed behaviors, especially tail manipulation and self-grooming than males housed in small groups of three. They also performed behaviors apparently related to escape or seeking social information. ... Exposure...
Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Rat, Rodent
Citation: Hurst, J. L., Barnard, C. J., Nevison, C. M. et al. 1997. Housing and welfare in laboratory rats: Welfare implications of isolation and social contact among caged males. Animal Welfare 6, 327-347.
Read MoreOxytocin linked antistress effects–the relaxation and growth response
Stress or noxious stimuli of various kind may induce the fight-flight response. In this situation a number of physiological and behavioural adaptations leading to defense of the organism occur. At a central level increased activity in the noradrenergic locus coeruleus...
Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Rat, Rodent
Citation: Uvnas-Moberg, K. 1997. Oxytocin linked antistress effects--the relaxation and growth response. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica 640(Supplement), 38-42.
Read MoreUse of in-cage shelters by laboratory rats
Rats with access to an appropriate shelter are more explorative and less timid than those in barren cages.
Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Rat, Rodent
Citation: Townsend, P. 1997. Use of in-cage shelters by laboratory rats. Animal Welfare 6, 95-103.
Read MoreEffects of experience and environment on the developing and mature brain: Implications of laboratory animal housing
Immune system function appears to be enhanced in environmentally enriched rats relative to controls housed in standard cages.
Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent
Citation: Benefiel, A. C., Greenough, W. T. 1998. Effects of experience and environment on the developing and mature brain: Implications of laboratory animal housing. ILAR Journal 39(1), 5-11.
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