Effects of cage size and enrichment on reproductive performance and behavior in C57BL/6Tac mice (2009)

Whitaker, J., Moy, S. S., Godfrey, V. et al.

Abstract

While cage size did not affect reproductive performance, enrichment (regardless of cage size) did signficicantly benefit reproductive performance; pups from non-enriched cages weighed less and fewer survived to weaning age than pups from enriched cages.