Evaluation of a 16-week Change Cycle for Ventilated Mouse Cages

• Published in: Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 443 - 449
• Main Authors: Taylor, Jack L, Noel, Penny, Mickelsen, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Animal Husbandry - methods; Animal Welfare; Animals; Female; Housing, Animal; Husbandry; Laboratory Animal Science; Mice; Ventilation - instrumentation; Ventilation - methods; Ventilation - standards

The methods and conditions for housing research mice have been the subject of many discussions and publications in recent years. At our institution, we began to explore these matters with the goal of reducing stress in the animals and yet maintaining an environment that more closely resembled their...