The influences of standard laboratory cages on rodents and the ...

This paper reviews various influences of standard laboratory cage design and husbandry. These include their effects on the repeatability of studies.

Standard cages for laboratory animals are often small, minimalist and barren. Such cages can compromise animal welfare, indicating.

The influences of standard laboratory cages on rodents and the ...

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The influences of standard laboratory cages on rodents and the ...

Studies show that standard laboratory housing may sometimes be associated both with reduced welfare and with reduced benefits gained from research, ...

Sherwin, CM 2004. The influence of standard laboratory cages on ...

But, if the validy of the data is reduced as a result of standard housing and husbandry, then it could be argued that the animals might have experienced ...

The influences of standard laboratory cages on rodents and the ...

Animal Welfare, 13, S9 - S15. Sherwin, CM. / The influences of standard laboratory cages on rodents and the validity of research data. In: Animal Welfare. 2004 ...

The influences of standard laboratory cages on rodents ... - SciSpace

Standard cages for laboratory animals are often small, minimalist and barren. Such cages can compromise animal welfare, indicating that there are ...

Volume 13 Supplement - 2004 Abstracts - UFAW

The influences of standard laboratory cages on rodents and the validity of research data ... Standard cages for laboratory animals are often small, minimalist and ...

The influence of the cage environment on rodent physiology and ...

The influence of the cage environment on rodent physiology and behavior: Implications for reproducibility of pre-clinical rodent research · Highlights · Abstract.

Environmental Enrichment of Laboratory Rodents: The Answer ...

For example, in a study of mice reared in enriched or standard cages, previously enriched mice showed more behavioral abnormalities when moved to standard ...

Conventional laboratory housing increases morbidity and mortality ...

Over 120 million mice and rats are used annually in research, conventionally housed in shoebox-sized cages that restrict natural behaviours ...

Effects of Cage Enrichment on Behavior, Welfare and Outcome ...

The manner in which laboratory rodents are housed is driven by economics (minimal use of space and resources), ergonomics (ease of handling ...

How much 'enrichment' is enough for laboratory rodents? A ...

How much 'enrichment' is enough for laboratory rodents? A systematic review and meta-analysis re-assessing the impact of well-resourced cages on morbidity and ...

The effects of enriching laboratory cages using various physical ...

Laboratory rodents account for the majority of animals used in scientific experiments worldwide. Over 10 million rodents were used in Europe in 1991, the first ...

Standard laboratory housing for mice restricts their ability to ... - Nature

Laboratory mice (Mus musculus) are typically housed in simple cages consisting of one open space. These standard cages may thwart mouse ...

Point of View: Unbridle biomedical research from the laboratory cage

Relative to laboratory animals housed in enriched cages, animals housed in standard cages express greater levels of cortisone, a hormone ...

Effects of housing conditions on stress, depressive like behavior and ...

It is discussed that the housing conditions and cage types used to house laboratory animals have a decisive influence on the physiology of the ...

Environmental Enrichment for Rats and Mice Housed in Laboratories

Laboratory cages restrict the expression of behaviours such as burrowing, foraging, exploration, climbing, and more complex social interactions. Captive ...

Laboratory environments and rodents' behavioural needs: a review

While merely adding structure to a standard cage had limited effects on behaviour, providing a considerably larger and more complex cage had significant effects ...

Renewed Look at Laboratory Rodent Housing and Management

The discussion points out recent advances in technology and new knowledge of the conditions for the housing of various laboratory rodents, including cage space, ...