Benefits of providing nesting material as a form of environmental enrichment for mice
Abstract
Husbandry conditions in a laboratory environment can be barren and monotonous. Improving those conditions by providing opportunities for laboratory mice to engage in species-specific behavior can improve their mental and physical well-being. Giving the animals choices and control over their environment is key to reducing stress. Nesting is a normal behavior of mice, and giving mice nesting opportunities allows them to choose how and where to create their nest and provides them a means of thermoregulation in their microenvironment.
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Providing different options for nesting materials allows animals to build nests where they choose and with preferred materials.
“Such interventions are relatively simple and can be as easy as giving different options for nesting materials, allowing animals to build their nests where they choose and with the materials they prefer [64,65].”
From The Concept of Agency, Animal Wellbeing, and the Practical Realities of Ex Situ Breeding Programs in Zoos and Aquariums (2024) · cites this paper as [64]
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Norman, M., & Brando, S. (2024) · Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens · doi:10.3390/jzbg5040038 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
- Authors
- Froberg-Fejko, K. M.
- Corresponding author
- Froberg-Fejko, Karen M.
- Venue
- Lab Animal
- Published
- 2010-09-27
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 326-327
- ISSN
- 0093-7355 (ISSN-L)
- 1548-4475
- OpenAlex
- W1980392644
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Lab Animal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal testing and alternatives
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
- Keywords
- nesting material, environmental enrichment, laboratory mice, nesting behavior, species-specific behavior, animal welfare, stress reduction, thermoregulation, animal husbandry, choice and control
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animal Husbandry, Animal Welfare, Nesting Behavior, Paper, Mice
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