Some of the typical patterns of behaviour in mice include standing up on their hind legs when curious, staying close to the ...

The mouse version comes in two lines, the BCU-1000 (42 cages, single-sided) and the BCU-2000 (98 cages, double-sided). Likewise, there are two types of rat racks, the BCU-3000 (30 cages ...

(Barley) "Cage flooding can be a serious problem in ventilated caging systems with automatic watering for mice. We have purchased Bio-Serv tunnels that hang off the top of the cage plus Tecniplast ...

In this project, funded by an AWI Refinement Grant, we tested whether raising male mice in partially divided cages affected aggression and behavioral performance from weaning through 180 days old in ...

There is one specific task that stress researchers who conduct animal experiments need to be particularly skilled at. This ...

Scientists stress out lab mice, a lot. Inducing chronic stress and anxiety in these furry critters is how scientists explore ...

In one experiment, Stowers painted the backs of male mice with urine and introduced them into the cages of knockout mice. The knockout mice failed to show aggression toward their new cage mates. “It ...

Most of the mice held at the Max Planck Institutes come from the Institutes’ own breeding programmes, though some are also obtained from professional breeders of lab animals. Trained animal keepers ...

Mice, on the other hand, are a little trickier. They're easy to pick up and carry, but they're also extremely active and, like the hamster, prefer their independence. Rats are surprisingly clean ...

Salmonella is a horrible but common bacterial disease. It affects the intestines and has many symptoms, including diarrhea, ...

The lab has partnered with Allentown Inc., an Allentown, N.J., maker of animal housing, to launch a home-cage mouse monitoring system that integrates with JAX’s cloud-based artificial ...