External Bodily Equipment

Assessment of a noninvasive chronic glucose monitoring system in euglycemic and diabetic swine (Sus scrofa)

Models of type-I diabetes are well-characterized and commonly used in the preclinical evaluation of drugs and medical devices. The diabetic minipig is an excellent example of a translational model. However, chronic glucose monitoring in this species can be challenging; frequent...

Year Published: 2020Topics: Biological Sampling & Physiological Measurement, Disease/Experimental Model, External Bodily EquipmentAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Ober, R. A., Geist, G. E. 2020. Assessment of a noninvasive chronic glucose monitoring system in euglycemic and diabetic swine (Sus scrofa). JAALAS 59(4), 430-437.

Assessing the safety and suitability of nesting material for singly housed mice with surgically fitted head plates

Nesting material, for example shredded paper, is a common form of enrichment for laboratory mice. However, there has been limited research performed regarding its apparent safety when given to mice fitted with exteriorised devices such as head plates. Anecdotally, shredded...

Year Published: 2019Topics: Environmental Enrichment, External Bodily EquipmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Windsor, Z., Bate, S. T. 2019. Assessing the safety and suitability of nesting material for singly housed mice with surgically fitted head plates. Heliyon 5(7), e02097.

A systematic review of the potential uses of on-animal sensors to monitor the welfare of sheep evaluated using the Five Domains Model as a framework

This systematic review explores the use of on-animal sensors in sheep and their potential application in objective welfare monitoring. The key questions posed were: To what extent can current scientific knowledge inform a sensor-based approach to welfare evaluations? And, how...

Year Published: 2019Topics: External Bodily Equipment, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Sheep

Citation: Fogarty, E. S., Swain, D. L., Cronin, G. M. et al. 2019. A systematic review of the potential uses of on-animal sensors to monitor the welfare of sheep evaluated using the Five Domains Model as a framework. Animal Welfare 28(4), 407-420.

Behavioural and physiological responses of laying hens to automated monitoring equipment

Automated monitoring of behaviour can offer a wealth of information in circumstances where observing behaviour is difficult or time consuming. However, this often requires attaching monitoring devices to the animal which can alter behaviour, potentially invalidating any data collected. Birds...

Year Published: 2018Topics: External Bodily EquipmentAnimal Type: Bird, Chicken

Citation: Buijs, S., Booth, F., Richards, G. et al. 2018. Behavioural and physiological responses of laying hens to automated monitoring equipment. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 199, 17-23.

Improving safety assessment studies by the introduction of a refined ECG vest for dogs

This study describes a refined/modified vest and jacket worn by dogs to capture ECG data after they are given a compound of interest. The modified vest and jacket prevents dogs from chewing the leads and avoiding the need to repeat...

Year Published: 2018Topics: External Bodily EquipmentAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Fisher, P. 2018. Improving safety assessment studies by the introduction of a refined ECG vest for dogs. Animal Technology and Welfare 17(1), 48-49.

Report of a RSPCA/APHA meeting on the welfare of wild animals used in research

This is a report of a one-day meeting jointly convened by the RSPCA and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), which brought together around 70 researchers, veterinarians, animal technologists, regulators and others with an interest in the welfare of...

Year Published: 2017Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, External Bodily Equipment, Husbandry & Management, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Reed, B., Beatham, S., Carter, S. et al. 2017. Report of a RSPCA/APHA meeting on the welfare of wild animals used in research. Animal Technology and Welfare 16(1), 13-25. [Meeting Report]

Refinements in housing during data capture in long term Safety Pharmacology dogs

Dogs are individually housed when collecting data for ECG studies to avoid any cross talk between transmitted signals (generally for a 24 hour recording period). Each implant is set at a certain frequency which transmits via radio frequency. Implants with...

Year Published: 2017Topics: External Bodily Equipment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Bailey, C. 2017. Refinements in housing during data capture in long term Safety Pharmacology dogs. Animal Technology and Welfare 16(2), 147-149.

Refinements to animal husbandry for continuous infusion dosing in Beagle dogs

At Envigo we are contracted by our customers to conduct studies, usually to evaluate the safety of new drugs and chemicals. A rodent and non-rodent species are usually involved in this testing with the method of administration designed to replicate...

Year Published: 2018Topics: External Bodily EquipmentAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Allen, L. 2018. Refinements to animal husbandry for continuous infusion dosing in Beagle dogs. Animal Technology and Welfare 17(2), 126-127.

Spider and chips: The use of internal Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips as a minimally invasive method to measure internal body temperatures in invertebrates

Internal RFID transponders have been used in vertebrates for many years, however studies into their use in invertebrates are less well represented in the literature. The use of RFID transponders for internal temperature measurement represents a less invasive alternative to...

Year Published: 2018Topics: Biological Sampling & Physiological Measurement, External Bodily EquipmentAnimal Type: Insect & Spider, Invertebrate

Citation: Baker, S., Knight, E., Pellett, S. et al. 2018. Spider and chips: The use of internal Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips as a minimally invasive method to measure internal body temperatures in invertebrates. Animal Technology and Welfare 17(1), 1-7.

The vest-collar as a rodent collar to prevent licking and scratching during experiments

Various types of restraint collars have been used for research animals, and the Elizabethan collar (E-collar) is the most commonly used. However, animals can be choked by the E-collar or they tend to remove it; furthermore, repeated rubbing and scratching...

Year Published: 2016Topics: External Bodily EquipmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Jang, Y., Park, Y. E., Yun, C.-W. et al. 2016. The vest-collar as a rodent collar to prevent licking and scratching during experiments. Laboratory Animals 50(4), 296-304.