Researchers should consider stress as a potential variable in studies 7, and environmental enrichment can reduce stress in laboratory rats and mice. Measurable parameters considered to be linked ...

Standard barren housing systems for laboratory mice restrict the expression of natural behaviors and are associated with a high incidence of abnormal behavior. There is abundant evidence that ...

This column discusses the use of novel dietary supplements as environmental enrichment for rodents and rabbits. The purpose of enrichment is to encourage behaviors that are appropriate for a ...

This may be due to the fact that cage debris tends to stick to them." (Barley). "One problem we occasionally encounter is that mice push enrichment items such as cardboard or 3-D mazes accidentally ...