Publications

A surgical recovery matrix to evaluate post-surgical recovery in mice using sham and myocardial infarction models of cardiac surgery as prototypes (2025)

Examinations of biomarkers are useful in measuring overall health. Endpoints are critical to assess the threshold where the scientific aim of the study does not prevail over the wellbeing of experimental laboratory animal. However, parameters able to assess health and...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Surgery & Post-Op, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Pal, E., Shokoples, B., Naik, S. et al. 2025. A surgical recovery matrix to evaluate post-surgical recovery in mice using sham and myocardial infarction models of cardiac surgery as prototypes. PLOS ONE 20(5), e0323317.

Dairy calves provided with environmental enrichment are more active, playful and have fewer feeding interruptions (2025)

Concerns for farm animal welfare have led to the use of environmental enrichment to stimulate natural behaviours and promote positive emotions. In cattle, the provision of brushes is sometimes recommended but their use in calves and the effects they may...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Cattle

Citation: Occhiuto, F., Vázquez-Diosdado, J. A., Thomas, M. et al. 2025. Dairy calves provided with environmental enrichment are more active, playful and have fewer feeding interruptions. Scientific Reports 15(1), 4241.

Refining intratracheal administration (2024)

Intratracheal administration is one of the primary methods for introducing substances into the lungs of experimental mice. In order for all lobes of the lungs to be targeted intubation under anesthesia is the ideal method. This procedure has been amended...

Year Published: 2024Topics: Cannulation, Catheterization, & IntubationAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: O'Brien, J., Easter, H. 2024. Refining intratracheal administration. Animal Technology and Welfare 23(3), 222–224.

Advancing non-human primate welfare: An automated facial recognition system for unrestrained cynomolgus monkeys (2025)

Cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) are vital in biomedical research, particularly for drug development and studying neurological diseases. However, accurately identifying individuals in group housing environments remains a significant challenge. This paper presents a near real-time facial recognition system tailored for...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Identification MethodAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Numata, Y., Sumali, B., Hayashida, K. et al. 2025. Advancing non-human primate welfare: An automated facial recognition system for unrestrained cynomolgus monkeys. PLOS ONE 20(4), e0319897.

A minimally invasive marine mammal sex determination method using epidermal tissue recovered from suction-cup tags (2025)

For many baleen whales, minimal sexual dimorphism means that sex cannot necessarily be reliably determined through observation alone. Suction cup tags deployed for behavioral studies of free-ranging whales sometimes retain exfoliated epidermal tissue from the tagged animal that can potentially...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Biological Sampling & Physiological MeasurementAnimal Type: Marine Mammal

Citation: Novak, S. X., Linsky, J. M. J., Knapp, K. J. et al. 2025. A minimally invasive marine mammal sex determination method using epidermal tissue recovered from suction-cup tags. PLOS ONE 20(5), e0323658.

Social enrichment to reduce pacing in a solitary housed male lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus (2025)

Environmental enrichment is frequently used to improve the captive environment, aiming to enhance the quality of captive animal care. Social enrichment is considered to be the most effective form of enrichment for captive primates, particularly in the reduction of abnormal...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Newman, R., Quirke, T., McKeown, S. et al. 2025. Social enrichment to reduce pacing in a solitary housed male lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 13(1), 52–55.

The development and use of a cage-topper to enhance rat welfare (2025)

The welfare of rats used in scientific research is an important concern. Recent studies show that larger, more complex housing improves rat welfare compared to standard conventional cages. However there are typically both practical and financial constraints to implementing this....

Year Published: 2025Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Neville, V., Phelon, L., Handley, C. et al. 2025. The development and use of a cage-topper to enhance rat welfare. Animal Technology and Welfare 24(1), 35–38.

Tricaine, eugenol and etomidate for repetitive procedural anesthesia in adult zebrafish, Danio rerio: Effect on stress and behavior (2025)

Zebrafish has emerged as a popular animal model in biomedical research. Numerous procedures and interventions require occasionally repetitive anesthesia. Tricaine is the most frequently used anesthetic for zebrafish and its efficacy is well established. However, the safety and efficacy of...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Anesthesia & SedationAnimal Type: Fish, Zebrafish

Citation: Narumanchi, S., Perttunen, S., Laine, P. et al. 2025. Tricaine, eugenol and etomidate for repetitive procedural anesthesia in adult zebrafish, Danio rerio: Effect on stress and behavior. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 12.

VMS-Fish: A comprehensive application for zebrafish husbandry management (2025)

Zebrafish are widely used and increasingly adopted in developmental biology, disease modeling and tissue regeneration research. However, a freely available and user-friendly zebrafish husbandry management application has been lacking. Here, we developed an open-source fish management application, referred to as...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Fish, Zebrafish

Citation: Muraleedharan Saraswathy, V., Mokalled, M. H. 2025. VMS-Fish: A comprehensive application for zebrafish husbandry management. Zebrafish 22(2), 59–63.

Modifying the attention bias test to assess the emotional state of dogs (2025)

The attention bias test is an established cognitive method used to evaluate emotional states in farm animals by examining their response to a stimulus under varying emotional conditions. This study adapted this test for dogs, utilizing naturally induced emotional states...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Emotion, Pain, & Sentience, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Molinaro, H. G., Smith, E., Crawford-Paz Soldán, E. et al. 2025. Modifying the attention bias test to assess the emotional state of dogs. Animals 15(6), 840.