All the Pups We Cannot See: Cannibalism Masks Perinatal Death in Laboratory Mouse Breeding but Infanticide Is Rare

Perinatal mortality is a major issue in laboratory mouse breeding. We compared a counting method using daily checks (DAILY_CHECK) with a method combining daily checks with detailed video analyses to detect cannibalisms (VIDEO_TRACK) for estimating the number of C57BL/6 pups that were born, that died...

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Published in:	Animals
Main Authors:	Sophie Brajon, Gabriela Munhoz Morello, Sara Capas-Peneda, Jan Hultgren, Colin Gilbert, Anna Olsson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Subjects:	neonatal mortality husbandry practices cage inspection pup-counting method social environment cannibalistic behaviour
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/8/2327