Housing

Legal loophole for subminimal floor area for caged macaques

The USDA regulations pertaining to the minimum space requirements of nonhuman primates and the fitting of elevated resting surfaces are contradictory. They implicitly condone the prevailing perch design that allows maximal usage of animal room space by stacking the cages...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Housing, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 2003. Legal loophole for subminimal floor area for caged macaques. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6(1), 53-56.

What factors should determine cage sizes for primates in the laboratory?

The space must be useable with adequate furnishings and complexity to prevent psychological disturbances and to minimize stress.

Year Published: 2004Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Buchanan-Smith, H. M., Prescott, M. J., Cross, N. J. 2004. What factors should determine cage sizes for primates in the laboratory? Animal Welfare 13(S), 97-201.

The welfare of pigs and minipigs

Brief recommendations for the species-adequate housing/handling of pigs

Year Published: 2004Topics: Handling, HousingAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Bollen, P. , Ritskes-Hoitinga, M. 2004. The welfare of pigs and minipigs. In: The Welfare of Laboratory Animals. Kaliste, E. (ed), 275-289. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

The welfare of laboratory dogs

Excellent review of recommendations for the species-adequate housing of dogs.

Year Published: 2004Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Hubrecht, R. , Buckwell, A. C. 2004. The welfare of laboratory dogs. In: The Welfare of Laboratory Animals. Kaliste, E. (ed), 245-273. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Behaviour of sows and piglets reared in intensive outdoor or indoor systems

In this study, we compared the behaviour of sows and piglets, as well as the mother–offspring interactions of sows and piglets during lactation, and the post-weaning behaviour of piglets reared in the outdoors or in confinement throughout the whole production...

Year Published: 2004Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Hötzel, M. J., Pinheiro Machadon F., L. C., Wolf, F. M. et al. 2004. Behaviour of sows and piglets reared in intensive outdoor or indoor systems. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 86(1-2), 27-39.

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.

The welfare of laboratory rabbits

Very useful review of species-adequate housing recommendations for rabbits.

Year Published: 2007Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Lidfors, L., Edström, T., Lindberg, L. 2007. The welfare of laboratory rabbits. In: The Welfare of Laboratory Animals, volume 2. Kaliste, E. (Ed), 211-243. Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Housing conditions affect self-administration of anxiolytic by laboratory mice

Standard cages for laboratory rodents may induce greater anxiety than enriched cages. Enriched mice drank significantly less of the midazolam solution than the non-enriched mice, suggesting that the combined effect of more space and enrichment made the animals less anxious.

Year Published: 2004Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Sherwin, C. M., Olsson, I. A. S. 2004. Housing conditions affect self-administration of anxiolytic by laboratory mice. Animal Welfare 13, 33-38.

A better mouse cage

A closed-system caging with exhaust ventilation and environmental enrichment structures were studied. We conclude that this type of cages does refine mouse caging and might help reduce the number of mice used in biomedical research and testing.

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

Citation: Rivard, G. F., Pyle, K. C. 2004. A better mouse cage. Proceedings of the 4th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences - Alternatives to Laboratory Animals [ATLA] 32(Supplement), 98 (Abstract).

Novel mouse housing system

Keeping mice in interconnected double cages reduced the chance of animals escaping since the cage does not need to be openend during changing. It also provided enrichment by allowing the mice to move about cages more freely.

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

Citation: Wardwell, K., Soule, J. 2004. Novel mouse housing system. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 127-128 (Abstract).