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Jessica Frei

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Use of running plates by floor housed rats: A pilot study

2021

The outfit of husbandry facilities of, and the enrichment provided for, experimental rodents plays an important role in the animals’ welfare, and hence also for the societal acceptance of animal experiments. Whether rats and mice benefit from being provided with running wheels or plates is discussed controversially. Here we present observations from a feeding experiment, where rats were provided a running plate. As a pilot study, six identical cages, with three animals per cage, were filmed for six days, and the resulting footage was screened for the number of bouts and the time the animals spent on the plates. The main activities observed on the plate in descending order were sitting (18.…

Animal Experimentation10253 Department of Small Animals3400 General Veterinarymedia_common.quotation_subjectPilot ProjectsMotor ActivityAnimal WelfareAgricultural economicsMice03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineAnimals0501 psychology and cognitive sciences050102 behavioral science & comparative psychologymedia_common630 AgricultureGeneral Veterinary05 social sciencesAnimal husbandryRats570 Life sciences; biologyAnimal Science and ZoologyBusiness1103 Animal Science and ZoologySleephuman activitiesWelfare030217 neurology & neurosurgeryLaboratory Animals
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sj-pdf-1-lan-10.1177_00236772211036572 - Supplemental material for Use of running plates by floor housed rats: A pilot study

2021

Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-lan-10.1177_00236772211036572 for Use of running plates by floor housed rats: A pilot study by Jessica Frei, Marcus Clauss, Daniela E Winkler, Thomas Tütken and Louise F Martin in Laboratory Animals

70706 Veterinary MedicineFOS: Veterinary sciencesFOS: Biological sciences69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
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