By reducing human interaction, these technologies can enhance animal welfare and reduce experimental ... in the normally nocturnal mouse. This might happen after a cage change, for instance.

And thus begun the marriage between the fancy mice and experimental genetics ... without removing males from the breeding cage. Finally, most laboratory-bred strains are relatively docile and easy to ...

A total of 12 mice and 12 rats were used, six of each species for the experimental animals and six for controls. Experimental animals were handled five times per week for three-minute periods (a total ...

Scientists stress out lab mice, a lot. Inducing chronic stress and anxiety in these furry critters is how scientists explore ...

Biological rhythms are concerning for lab animal research since they drive significant experimental ... to C3H lab mice that are not melatonin-deficient. The mice were housed in cages outdoors ...

Since 2015, we have actively worked to improve the welfare of mice and rats in toxicology studies in order ... contact are possible between laboratory animals and handlers in experimental procedures.

And we have plenty of experimental evidence—most of us ... When the non-depressed, non-stressed mouse was put in a cage with stressed, but non-depressed mice, they did not become more depressed.

Most of the mice held at the Max Planck Institutes come from the Institutes’ own breeding programmes, though some are also obtained from professional breeders of lab animals. Trained animal keepers ...

Consider for a moment the journey our experimental mice face. To start with ... Meanwhile, the control group has just been sitting in a cage in some laboratory the whole time.

Research has shown that there's more to the humble mouse tail than previously assumed. Using a novel experimental setup involving a tilting platform, high-speed videography and mathematical modelling, ...

The researchers specifically looked at classical experimental models of caloric restriction (either 20% or 40% fewer calories than control mice), or ... on their in-cage running wheels, except ...