Rodent

Time of day and stress response to different stressors in experimental animals. Part I: Golden hamster

The present paper describes the effects of animal house routine stressors on [female] adult golden hamsters during activity time (2 hrs after lights off) and rest time (2 hrs after lights on). In addition, for determination of norm values, the...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Gattermann, R., Weinandy, R. 1996/97. Time of day and stress response to different stressors in experimental animals. Part I: Golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse, 1839). Journal of Experimental Animal Science 38(2), 66-76.

The running cardiomyopathic hamster with continous telemetric ECG: A new heart failure model to evaluate ‘symptoms’, cause and death of heart rate

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Dejardins, S., Cauchy, M. J., Kozliner, E. 1996. The running cardiomyopathic hamster with continous telemetric ECG: A new heart failure model to evaluate 'symptoms', cause and death of heart rate. Experimental Clinical Cardiology 1, 29-36.

Evaluation of long-term environmental enrichment in the mouse

It appears that mice who were enriched with both objects [nest box and plastic tube] and nesting material were more active, and spent less time on feeding and drinking, and they weight less compared to the other groups. .. It...

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

Citation: Dahlborn, K., van Gils, B. A. A., van de Weerd, H. A. et al. 1996. Evaluation of long-term environmental enrichment in the mouse. Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science 23(Supplement 1), 97-106. (Conference Paper)

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.