Nest Building as an Indicator of Health and Welfare in Laboratory Mice
Title:
Nest Building as an Indicator of Health and Welfare in Laboratory Mice
Author:
Gaskill, Brianna N.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (372 seconds)
Series:
Behavior
General Note:
Title from resource description page
Abstract:
We demonstrate the utility of nest building behavior in laboratory mice as an indicator of welfare. Nest scoring is a sensitive technique that is altered by temperature, illness, and aggression. The time to integrate into nest test (TINT) is a simple cage-side assessment that can detect postoperative pain.
Reading Level:
For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/51012