Optimizing the Design for Delivering Food and Liquid to Mice with Head Implants
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Partnering with Animal Care Systems, we designed a water bottle feeder combination to allow ad lib water and food consumption…
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Nesting Enrichment and Shredding Prevention for Mice
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The data indicates that the brown crinkle paper with or without a Nestlet or Enrich-n’Nest allows CD-1 mice to build…
Read More Initial Observations on Connected Cage Communities of Mice
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The differential responses of both sexes of mice to connected versus isolated caging in this initial study raises attractive possibilities…
Read More An Evaluation of BlockParty Caging for Co-Housing Large Groups of Mice
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Blockparty for Optimice is an alternative housing arrangement that connects 10 cages on the same row of a ventilated rack,…
Read More Effects on Different Caging Systems on Behavioural Testing in Mice
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Based on our findings it seems that (i) different caging systems have differential effects on locomotor activity, (ii) MFVC housed…
Read More The Effect of Different Ventilated Caging Systems on the Growth Rate of C57BI/6J Male Mice
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Different ACH as well as the turnover of dry air, the created noise or vibration and the differences on the…
Read More Choosing Resting Areas in Different Individually Ventilated Mouse Caging Systems
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The aim of the present study was to compare the preference of mice housed in the forced air and the…
Read More Maintaining Germ-Free Animals on an Optimice Rack
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Original Optimice study cages were maintained germ-free for 16 weeks before the study ended, then animals were transferred into an…
Read More Acceleration Associated with Rotatation of Animal Care Systems Carousel Racks
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This study was undertaken to approximate the acceleration that a rodent would experience during routine rotation of the rack by…
Read More Flexible Solutions Addressing Operational Needs are Key to Success in Vivarium Planning
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The design team specified Animal Care Systems ultra high density Optimice Caging system because it made efficient use of the…
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