Effect of Acute isolation on some welfare indices in Mice

Ibrahim, Safinaz A; Alsenosy, Abdelwahab A.; Metwali, Mona E; Elkholya, Sherif Z; Mahrous, Usama E

doi:10.21608/djvs.2025.295007.1132

Effect of Acute isolation on some welfare indices in Mice

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Department of Animal and poultry Behaviour and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhur University

² Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt

10.21608/djvs.2025.295007.1132

Abstract

In adherence to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, this study investigated the effects of acute stress on some behavioural indices.
A total of forty male (n=20) and female (n=20) mice, aged 4 weeks old and weigh 15-25 g were provided from Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria university were videotaped in the mice' home cages to monitor their behaviour.
The obtained results showed mild differences in feeding, grooming, still alert, rearing, sniffing, and burrowing and bar chewing stereotype behaviours. Although drinking, movement, sleeping, allo-grooming and aggressive behaviours did not show marked improvement during the acute stress phase.
In adherence to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, this study investigated the effects of acute stress on some behavioural indices.
A total of forty male (n=20) and female (n=20) mice, aged 4 weeks old and weigh 15-25 g were provided from Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria university were videotaped in the mice' home cages to monitor their behaviour.
The obtained results showed mild differences in feeding, grooming, still alert, rearing, sniffing, and burrowing and bar chewing stereotype behaviours. Although drinking, movement, sleeping, allo-grooming and aggressive behaviours did not show marked improvement during the acute stress phase.

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