The Chinchilla Consortium: Standardizing health and husbandry (2023)

Darbyshire, A., Osborne, A., Jackson, G. et al.

Abstract

Although chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera, C. chinchilla) are categorized as a USDA-covered species, little information and guidance is available with regard to appropriate husbandry in a research setting. Here, the Consortium offers advice on standardized care of the chinchillas for health and husbandry purposes with the ultimate goal of improving animal welfare and research reproducibility.