Rodent

Environmental factors in relation to the comfort and well-being of laboratory rats and mice

Of all the commonly considered environmental factors, light intensity within cages is probably the most variable.

Year Published: 1984Animal Type: Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Clough, G. 1984. Environmental factors in relation to the comfort and well-being of laboratory rats and mice. In: Standards in Laboratory Animal Management . The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (ed), 7-23. The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Potters Bar, UK.

A forced-air ventilation system for rodent cages

A novel forced-air ventilation system for rodent cages was developed. The apparatus was operated at an air flow rate of 56 L/min when used with a 230 mm wide X 450 mm long X 165 mm deep cage. Air velocity...

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Rodent

Citation: Wu, D., Joiner, G. N., McFarland, A. R. 1985. A forced-air ventilation system for rodent cages. Laboratory Animal Science 35, 499-504.

The Influence of Early Handling on the Temporal Sequence of Activity and Exploratory Behaviour in the Rat (Ph.D. Thesis)

Gentle handling during infancy makes rats less fearful, quasi tame in situations in which control rats remain timidly crouched at the back of the cage.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Wells, P. A. 1985. The Influence of Early Handling on the Temporal Sequence of Activity and Exploratory Behaviour in the Rat (Ph.D. Thesis). University of London, UK, London, UK.

Are socially isolated rats anxious?

Single-housing rats may have a lower level of anxiety but show a greater increase in anxiety in the novel environment.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Morinan, A., Parker, V. 1985. Are socially isolated rats anxious? British Journal of Pharmacology 86 (Supplement)(460 (Abstract)).

Facilitative effects of maternal environmental enrichment on maze learning in rat offspring

Maternal environmental enrichment during pregnancy can exert a facilitatory influence on the postnatal maze learning abilities of theoffspring.

Year Published: 1985Topics: Behavioral & Cognitive Testing, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Kiyono, S., Seo, M. L., Shibagaki, M. et al. 1985. Facilitative effects of maternal environmental enrichment on maze learning in rat offspring. Physiology and Behavior 34, 431-435.

The rodents II: Suborder Myomorpha

It is good advice to form new groups in clean cages to avoid territorial antagonism resulting from familiar odor cues.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Gerbil, Hamster, Mouse, Other Rodent, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Brown, R. E. 1985. The rodents II: Suborder Myomorpha. In: Social Odours in Mammals, Volume 1. Brown, R. E. , MacDonald, D. W. (eds). Clarendon Press, Oxford, UK.

Restraint stress decreases afternoon plasma prolactin levels in female rats: Influence of neural antagonists and agonists on restraint-induced changes in plasma prolactin and corticosteroid

Restraint resulted in decreased plasma prolactin levels in female rats.

Year Published: 1986Topics: RestraintAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Gala, R. R., Haisenleder, D. J. 1986. Restraint stress decreases afternoon plasma prolactin levels in female rats: Influence of neural antagonists and agonists on restraint-induced changes in plasma prolactin and corticosteroid. Neuroendocrinology 43, 115-123.

Effect of acclimation to caging on nephrotoxic response of rats to uranium

It took rats a minimum of 3 to 5 days to behaviorally adjust [feeding/drinking] to being transferred to a different cage type.

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Damon, E. G., Eidson, A. F., Hobbs, C. H. et al. 1986. Effect of acclimation to caging on nephrotoxic response of rats to uranium. Laboratory Animal Science 36, 24-27.

Brief periods of environmental enrichment facilitates adolescent development of gerbils

The enrichment experience [large outdoor environment] for one hour a month [only!] .. facilitated adolescent development. Area of the ventral gland increased more rapidly in gerbils given environmental enrichment.

Year Published: 1986Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Gerbil, Rodent

Citation: Cheal, M. L., Foley, K., Kastenbaum, R. 1986. Brief periods of environmental enrichment facilitates adolescent development of gerbils. Physiology and Behavior 36, 1047-1051.

Nest-box exploration and choice in male and female mice tested under individual and social conditions

Nest-box exploration and the choice of nest site were studied in the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus L.) using a long-term successive choice procedure involving six simultaneously available nest-boxes differing in size and shape. The subjects of the experiments were male...

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Buhot, M. C. 1986. Nest-box exploration and choice in male and female mice tested under individual and social conditions. Behavioural Processes 13, 119-148.