Rodent

Limitations on the effectiveness of environmental improvement in reducing stereotypic behaviour in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus)

Young voles performed stereotypic behaviour in the enriched cage, so stereotypies were harder to disrupt through environmental enrichment in older voles.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Other Rodent, Rodent

Citation: Cooper, J. J., ?dberg, F., Nicol, C. J. 1996. Limitations on the effectiveness of environmental improvement in reducing stereotypic behaviour in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus). Applied Animal Behaviour Science 48, 237-248.

An automated system for regulating brain temperature in awake and freely moving rodents

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Rodent

Citation: Colbourne, F., Sutherland, G. R., Auer, R. N. 1996. An automated system for regulating brain temperature in awake and freely moving rodents. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 67, 189-190.

Preference of laboratory rats for potentially enriching stimulus objects

Group-housed rats showed no preference for objects such as pipes and partitions but did show reliable preferences for spending time with some, but not all chewable objects. A block of wood predrilled with holes was the most attractive object.

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Chmiel, D. J., Noonan, M. 1996. Preference of laboratory rats for potentially enriching stimulus objects. Laboratory Animals 30, 97-101.

Cage material and rat behaviour

Year Published: 1996Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Kaliste-Korhonen, E., Kelloniemi, J., Harri, M. 1996. Cage material and rat behaviour. Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science 23(Supplement 1), 125-128. (Conference Paper)

Prevention of stereotypy in laboratory mice: Effects on stress-physiology and behaviour

When Zur:ICR mice were selectively prevented from stereotypic wire gnawing at the cage lid, the previous amount of stereotyped behaviour after a short-term decrease in activity was compensated by variable active behaviour on the cage floor. This change in behaviour...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Wurbel, H., Stauffacher, M. 1996. Prevention of stereotypy in laboratory mice: Effects on stress-physiology and behaviour. Physiology and Behavior 59, 1163-1170.

Stereotypies in laboratory mice: Quantitative and qualitative description of the ontogeny of ‘wire-gnawing’ and ‘jumping’ in Zur:ICR and Zur:ICR nu mice

The ontogeny of two stereotypic patterns, wire-gnawing and jumping, was studied in 24 laboratory mice: six males and six females each of two closely related outbred strains, kept under standard housing conditions, a conventional albino strain (ICR) and a nude,...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Wurbel, H., Stauffacher, M., Von Holst, D. 1996. Stereotypies in laboratory mice: Quantitative and qualitative description of the ontogeny of 'wire-gnawing' and 'jumping' in Zur:ICR and Zur:ICR nu mice. Ethology 102, 371-385.

Preference for different types of flooring in two rat strains

The rats showed a significant preference for the cages with wood shavings and paper bedding, both consisting of large particles. ... The cages with sawdust and wire mesh floor were relatively avoided. Rats slept in the cages with large-particles bedding,...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Van de Weerd, H. A., van den Broek, F. A. R., Baumans, V. 1996. Preference for different types of flooring in two rat strains. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 46, 251-261.

Environmental enrichment for laboratory mice: preferences and consequences

Current laboratory housing systems have mainly been developed on the basis of ergonomic and economic factors. These systems provide adequate, basic physiological requirements of animals, but only marginally fulfill other needs, such as the performance of natural behaviour or social...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Van de Weerd, H. A. 1996. Environmental enrichment for laboratory mice: preferences and consequences. web site.

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.

Reorganising behaviour in laboratory mice with varying cost of access to resources

By using traverses of shallow water, the costs of gaining access to food [length of traverses], shelter, a conspecific, increased space, a running wheel, deep sawdust, or enrichment (e.g., balls, a variety of small objects) were increased for laboratory mice....

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Sherwin, C. M., Nicol, C. J. 1996. Reorganising behaviour in laboratory mice with varying cost of access to resources. Animal Behaviour 51, 1087-1093.