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Time course of behavioral changes following basal forebrain cholinergic damage in rats: Environmental enrichment as a therapeutic intervention

Environment enrichment had significant beneficial effects in 192 IgG-saporin-lesioned rats.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Paban, V., Jaffard, M., Chambon, C. et al. 2005. Time course of behavioral changes following basal forebrain cholinergic damage in rats: Environmental enrichment as a therapeutic intervention. Neuroscience 132, 13-32.

Rat ultrasound and welfare assessment: Preliminary results

A great deal of further research will be necessary before ultrasonic vocalisation can be used to help assess pain and/or distress in the rat.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Nicholson, J. 2005. Rat ultrasound and welfare assessment: Preliminary results. Animal Technology and Welfare 4, 79-80.

The effect of training for long term restraining of rats evaluated by telemtry

Cardiovsacular stress responses were significant on all ten days of 3-hour tube restraint periods.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Mikkelsen, L. F., Dragsted, N., Hansen, A. K. et al. 2005. The effect of training for long term restraining of rats evaluated by telemtry. Alternatives to Animal Experimentation [ALTEX] 22, 53 (Abstract).

Collecting blood from rodents: A discussion by the Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum

The question was asked: "In your own experience, what is the least disturbing technique - from the subject's point of view! - of blood collection for rodents?" In summary, it is fair to conclude the clinical and ethical concerns outweigh...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Biological Sampling & Physiological MeasurementAnimal Type: Chinchilla, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Other Rodent, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Luzzi, M., Skoumbourdis, E., Baumans, V. et al. 2005. Collecting blood from rodents: A discussion by the Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum. Animal Technology and Welfare 4, 99-102.

Nest-building behaviour in male rats from three inbred strains: BN/HsdCpb, BDIX/OrIIco and LEW/Mol

It was demonstrated in three inbred strains [BN, BDIX, LEW] of pair-housed male rats that naive animals who never had access to any kind of nesting material do build nests if the correct stimuli are provided. The animals were housed...

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Jegstrup, I. M., Vestergaard, R., Vach, W. et al. 2005. Nest-building behaviour in male rats from three inbred strains: BN/HsdCpb, BDIX/OrIIco and LEW/Mol. Animal Welfare 14, 149-156.

Environmental enrichment for laboratory rodents

In this article, laws and guidelines relating to rodent enrichment are reviewed, the natural behaviors of select rodent species are discussed, and an overview of widely used types of enrichment in laboratory rodent management is provided. Survey data on current...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Natural Behavior, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Hutchinson, E., Avery, A., Van de Woude, S. 2005. Environmental enrichment for laboratory rodents. ILAR Journal 46(2), 148-161.

The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat: A Handbook with Tests

This book contains a wide range of information of huge complexity on rat behavior. The book has three objectives. The first objective is to present an introduction of rat behavior. In choosing the rat as the subject species, the book...

Year Published: 2004Topics: Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Whishaw, I. Q., Kolb, B. (Eds.) 2004. The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat: A Handbook with Tests. Oxford University Press: New York, NY, 520 pp.

Modifications to husbandry and housing conditions of laboratory rodents for improved well-being

A review of the literature shows that a consensus on the definition of changes constituting environmental enrichment has yet to be reached. For this reason, the results of studies on the effects of rodent enrichment are inconsistent. In many cases,...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Smith, A. L., Corrow, D. J. 2005. Modifications to husbandry and housing conditions of laboratory rodents for improved well-being. ILAR Journal 46(2), 140-147.

Selective adaptation of male rats to repeated social encounters and experimental manipulations

We concluded that male Sprague-Dawley rats adapted quickly, albeit partially, to social encounters but did not adapt to repeated injections, suggesting selective adaptation depending on the type of stimulus used.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Sharp, J., Azar, T., Lawson, D. 2005. Selective adaptation of male rats to repeated social encounters and experimental manipulations. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 44(2), :28-31.

Effects of a cage enrichment program on heart rate, blood pressure, and activity of male sprague-dawley and spontaneously hypertensive rats monitored by radiotelemetry

Enrichment comprised a simulated burrow (Rodent Retreat), then a food foraging item (rat cannoli) 2 days later, and a paper bag of bedding for shredding (Nestpak) after another 2 days. Data were collected under undisturbed conditions and before and after...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Sharp, J., Azar, T., Lawson, D. 2005. Effects of a cage enrichment program on heart rate, blood pressure, and activity of male sprague-dawley and spontaneously hypertensive rats monitored by radiotelemetry. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 44(2), 32-40.