Laboratory mouse housing conditions can be improved using common environmental enrichment without compromising data.

Animal welfare requires the adequate housing of animals to ensure health and well-being. The application of environmental enrichment is a way to improve the well-being of laboratory animals. However, it is important to know whether these enrichment items can be incorporated in experimental mouse hus...

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Main Authors: Viola André, Christine Gau, Angelika Scheideler, Juan A Aguilar-Pimentel, Oana V Amarie, Lore Becker, Lillian Garrett, Wolfgang Hans, Sabine M Hölter, Dirk Janik, Kristin Moreth, Frauke Neff, Manuela Östereicher, Ildiko Racz, Birgit Rathkolb, Jan Rozman, Raffi Bekeredjian, Jochen Graw, Martin Klingenspor, Thomas Klopstock, Markus Ollert, Carsten Schmidt-Weber, Eckhard Wolf, Wolfgang Wurst, Valérie Gailus-Durner, Markus Brielmeier, Helmut Fuchs, Martin Hrabé de Angelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005019