The Effects of Different Feeding Routines on Welfare in Laboratory Mice

The Effects of Different Feeding Routines on Welfare in Laboratory Mice

The accepted norm in most laboratories around the globe is feeding laboratory mice an ad libitum diet, although several health impairments are well-established. In contrast, reducing the animals' body weight by feeding them less food once per day (referred to as 24 h schedule) has been shown to...

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Main Authors: Janina Feige-Diller, Viktoria Krakenberg, Louisa Bierbaum, Leonie Seifert, Rupert Palme, Sylvia Kaiser, Norbert Sachser, S. Helene Richter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
feeding routines
welfare
laboratory mice
anxiety-like behavior
corticosterone metabolites
body weight
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00479/full

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