Rodent

Husbandry refinements for rodents, dogs and non-human primates used in telemtry procedures – Sevenths report of the BVAAWF/FRAME/RSPCA/UFAW [British Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Foundation/Fund for the Replacement of Animal in Medical Research/Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals/Universities Federation for Animal Welfare] Joint Working Group on Refinment, Part B

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Dog, Nonhuman Primate, Rodent

Citation: Hawkins, P., Morton, D. B., Bevan, R. et al. 2004. Husbandry refinements for rodents, dogs and non-human primates used in telemtry procedures - Sevenths report of the BVAAWF/FRAME/RSPCA/UFAW [British Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Foundation/Fund for the Replacement of Animal in Medical Research/Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals/Universities Federation for Animal Welfare] Joint Working Group on Refinment, Part B. Laboratory Animals 38, in press.

Husbandry refinements for rats, mice, dogs and non-human primates used in telemetry procedures

A review on telemetry procedures for rats, mice, dogs and non-human primates.

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Dog, Mouse, Nonhuman Primate, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Hawkins, P., Morton, D. B., Bevan, R. et al. 2004. Husbandry refinements for rats, mice, dogs and non-human primates used in telemetry procedures. Laboratory Animals 38, 1-10.

Sex differences in psychological behavior changes induced by long-term social isolation in mice

Social isolation can induce psychological behavior changes. It is interesting to know whether there is sex difference in responding to social isolation or not. The present study compared the behavior difference between male and female mice isolated for 1-4 months....

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Guo, M., Wu, C. F., Liu, W. et al. 2004. Sex differences in psychological behavior changes induced by long-term social isolation in mice. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry 28, 115-121.

Environmental enrichment: Beneficial effects in a rodent model of lead neurotoxicity

Using a rodent model of lead-induced neurotoxicity, we show that environmental enrichment reverses cognitive and molecular deficits induced by this developmental neurotoxicant... At weaning, pups were removed from the lead exposure and housed in isolation or environmental enrichment cages (8...

Year Published: 2004Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Guilarte, T. R., Toscano, C. D., McGlothan, J. L. et al. 2004. Environmental enrichment: Beneficial effects in a rodent model of lead neurotoxicity. Proceedings of the 4th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences - Alternatives to Laboratory Animals [ATLA] 32(Supplement), 236 (Abstract).

Impact of enriched-environment housing on brain-derived factor and on cognitive performance after a transient global ischemia

Environmental enrichment has positive effects that are independent of the effects of brain lesions.

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Gobbo, O. L., O'Mara, S. M. 2004. Impact of enriched-environment housing on brain-derived factor and on cognitive performance after a transient global ischemia. Behavioural Brain Research 152, 21-241.

Delayed onset of Huntington’s disease in mice in an enriched environment correlates with delayed loss of cannabinoid CB1 receptors

Our results therefore show that an enhanced environment slows the rate of loss of one of the first identifiable neurochemical deficits of HD. This suggests that delaying the loss of CB1 receptors, either by environmental stimulation or pharmacologically, may be...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Glass, M., Van Dellen, A., Blakemore, C. et al. 2004. Delayed onset of Huntington's disease in mice in an enriched environment correlates with delayed loss of cannabinoid CB1 receptors. Neuroscience 123, 207-212.

Barbering (fur and whisker trimming) by laboratory mice as a model of human trichotillomania and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders

In a typical cage of barbered mice, all but one individual will have near-identical patterns of hair loss. The intact individual (the 'barber') is removing hair from its companions. .. Barbers hold down their cage mates [who adopt a defensive...

Year Published: 2004Topics: Abnormal/Problematic BehaviorAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Garner, J. P., Weisker, S. M., Dufour, B. et al. 2004. Barbering (fur and whisker trimming) by laboratory mice as a model of human trichotillomania and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. Comparative Medicine 54(2), 216-224.

Social and husbandry factors affecting the prevalence and severity of barbering (‘whisker trimming’) by laboratory mice

Barbering was found to be related to ... cage design, cage location, cagemate relatedness, and the presence of other barbers in the cage [social facilitiation]. .. The relative dominance score of a mouse within its cage was unrelated to barbering,...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Garner, J. P., Dufour, B., Gregg, L. E. et al. 2004 . Social and husbandry factors affecting the prevalence and severity of barbering ('whisker trimming') by laboratory mice. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 89, 263-282.

Do laboratory rats benefit from more cage space?

The porphyrin scores were significantly higher in rats housed in small or large cages that were barren than in rats housed in small or large cages that were furnished with a PVC tube. The lowest porphyrin scores were found in...

Year Published: 2004Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Foulkes, A. 2004. Do laboratory rats benefit from more cage space? Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) Quarterly 53(3), 18-19.

Environmental enrichment improves response strength, threshold, selectivity, and latency of auditory cortex neurons

These experiments provide the first evidence of physiologic changes in auditory cortex processing resulting from generalized environmental enrichment.

Year Published: 2004Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Engineer, N. D., Percaccio, C. R., Pandya, P. K. et al. 2004. Environmental enrichment improves response strength, threshold,selectivity, and latency of auditory cortex neurons. Journal of Neuophysiology 92, 73-82.