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Author Gaskill, Brianna N

Title Nest Building as an Indicator of Health and Welfare in Laboratory Mice
Published Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
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Description online resource (streaming video file)(372 seconds)
Series Behavior
Summary 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
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Audience For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
Notes English
Subject Behavior
Form Streaming video