Laboratory Animals

Article	Citations
Comparing United States and European Union academic animal programs: Finances	28
Depicting variability and uncertainty using intervals and error bars	24
Nest-building in breeding mice: Impact of macro- and micro-environment	21
5th Congress of the Portuguese Society for Laboratory Animals Sciences (SPCAL), 25-26 January 2024, Coimbra, Portugal	13
Software for animal randomization: A tool for increasing the reproducibility of science	12
Report from the 11th edition of the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences (WC11)	12
A customised combination of environmental enrichment reduces aggression in CD-1 male mice	11
Decision trees for determining the fate of laboratory animals	11
Getting a handle on rat familiarization: The impact of handling protocols on classic tests of stress in Rattus norvegicus	9
Abstracts to the 16th FELASA Congress 2025	9
Guidelines for the establishment and functioning of Animal Ethics Commitees (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees) in Africa	8
The use of ball pits and playpens in laboratory Lister Hooded male rats induces ultrasonic vocalisations indicating a more positive affective state and can reduce the welfare impacts of aversive proce	8
A simple and rapid shaking-based assay to genotype live, early developmental stage zebrafish embryos	7
Study design: think ‘scientific value’ not ‘p-values’	7
Monitoring Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization murine model using a bioluminescent methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)	7
Animal experiments in biomedical research: Knowledge, self-evaluation and attitudes of biology and medical students	6
Auditory enrichment with different genres of music for colony queens	6
Success for our first Virtual LASA Annual Conference	6
Retrospective analysis on the occurrence of kidney cysts in mice in a central animal facility in the years 2009–2019	6
A new method to replace oral gavage for the study of Cryptosporidium infection in mice	6
A method for collecting high numbers of blood samples in standard vacuum tubes from non-heparinized pigs	6
Engaging on discussions about the use and the replacement of animals in research with young minds	6
Refinement of intranasal delivery in rats: A cadaveric study	6
Characterization of pig skin microbiome and appraisal as an in vivo subcutaneous injection model	5
The importance of methodological detail and conceptual context when presenting laboratory animal science education tools: The authors’ reply	5

Laboratory animals search filter for different literature databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and PsycINFO	5
How to publish a case report in Laboratory Animals?	5
ECLAM news, February 2023	5
Case report: An adverse response to cyclosporin A treatment in BALB/cJ mice	4
Congress Sponsors	4
Fin clipping does not increase opercular beat rate in tricaine-treated zebrafish	4
Call for submissions: Special issue on facility design and management	4
Let’s do it right: Eight steps to competence in laboratory animal science in the European Union	4
Management of dystocia due to secondary uterine inertia in rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus): A case report	4
Accuracy of smartwatches for measuring heart rate and oxygen saturation in cynomolgus macaques compared to clinical standards	4
A successful return to in-person LASA Annual Conference 2022	4
The FELASA-AALAS recommendations for fish health monitoring are published	3
Half the price, twice the gain: How to simultaneously decrease animal numbers and increase precision with good experimental design	3
Harmonisation of education, training and continuing professional development for laboratory animal caretakers, technicians and technologists: Report of the FELASA-EFAT Working Group	3
Genome engineering in rodents – status quo and perspectives	3
The human skin organ culture model as an optimal complementary tool for murine pemphigus models	3
Bacteriological and pathological investigations on the preputial glands of one-year-old C57BL/6NCrl mice maintained in individually ventilated cages	3
Twelve years after the ARRIVE guidelines: Animal research has not yet arrived at high standards	3
Radiant catalytic ionization improves the microbiological status of rodent facilities without affecting the prooxidative status of mice	3
Comment to Video laryngoscope-guided urethral catheterization in female minipigs	3
Comment on Frommlet and Heinze (2021): Correcting the error degrees of freedom	3
Students’ experiences of blended laboratory animal science courses	2
Antinociceptive and motor-blocking effects of epidurally administered diphenhydramine at different concentrations in conscious rabbits: a randomized–controlled trial	2
How cage effects can hurt statistical analyses of completely randomized designs	2
Conspecific images require longer visual processing than simple stimuli in healthy four-week old piglets	2
Dental implants in large animal models with experimental systemic diseases: A systematic review	2
Experiences of early career researchers: Influences on the design and reporting of animal experiments, and the practical and emotional support needed to enhance best practice methods	2
Jacketed telemetry in rats: a novel non-invasive method for cardiorespiratory phenotyping during treadmill exercise	2
Guidance on the assessment of learning outcomes for those designing procedures and projects – Report of an ETPLAS Working Group	2
Retrospective descriptive report comparing access systems to refine intravenous self-administration in rats	2
Is it time for a ‘Culture of Carers’?	2
Thanks to Reviewers	2
Lethal Gram-negative sepsis in healthy pigs during anaesthesia with contaminated propofol	2
Supporting advancement of lab animal welfare and scientific integrity in developing countries: ACURET Cage Consortium (ACCON) Project	2
FELASA 2022 Congress: Here we come!	2
Expression of Concern: “Advances in research on the biology of the desert rodent Gerbillus tarabuli: a review”	2
Oestrous cycle synchronization protocols in rats using cloprostenol and progesterone injections	2
Willkommen zur 60. Wissenschaftlichen Tagung der Gesellschaft für Versuchstierkunde GV-SOLAS und 21. Fortbildungsveranstaltung der IGTP 6. – 8. September 2023, Mainz, Deutschland	2
Burrowing behaviour of rats: Strain differences and applicability as well-being parameter after intracranial surgery	2
LAS around the globe: Australia and New Zealand	2
Time to register for FELASA 2022	2
Teaching experimental design: outputs from the FELASA Working Group	2
Beitrag aus der GV-SOLAS: Forschungsförderung 2022; Contribution from the GV-SOLAS: Research funding 2022	2
Culture of care in animal research – Expanding the 3Rs to include people	2
Experimental animal models for denture stomatitis: A methodological review	2
A Protocol for Prolonged Surgical Anaesthesia with Recovery in Fire Salamanders Using Tricaine Mesylate (MS-222): A Case Series	2
The advisory body on animal ethics of a global pharmaceutical company: A global organization to address ethical and societal concerns about animal use	2
A guide to post-mortem examination procedure in mouse models	2
Dosage selection and effect evaluation of sodium pentobarbital in tree shrew anesthesia	2
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous central venous access in a neonatal porcine model	1

Authors Index	1
Important dates for FELASA 2022	1
A review of methods used to kill laboratory rodents: issues and opportunities	1
‘We have to talk about rodent surgery!’ – one day symposium, 12 June 2022 in Marseille, France	1
Comparative study of tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) and eugenol as euthanasia agents in zebrafish (Danio rerio) as an experimental model	1
A novel rat model for the study of postoperative pancreatic fistula	1
Comparison of unilateral and bilateral embryo transfer in mice	1
My journey towards higher education in laboratory animal science – a big thanks to European teaching and Laboratory Animals Limited (LAL) funding!	1
Evaluation of a gel-based versus micro-pellet diet for adult zebrafish (Danio rerio)	1
Sex and strain differences in the micropipette-guided drug administration (MDA) method in mice	1
An adaptable, user-friendly score sheet to monitor welfare in experimental fish	1
Advances in research on the biology of the desert rodent Gerbillus tarabuli: a review	1
Call for submissions: Special Issue “Education in laboratory animal science and the 3Rs”	1
Genome editing for all?	1
An innovative minimally-invasive vaginoscopic approach for intrauterine infusion in rats – an infertility perspective	1
Insights and implications from a comparative analysis of in vitro fertilization success in Cavioidea and Muroidea rodents	1
Methods of humane killing of laboratory fish: FELASA Working Group recommendations	1
LASA 60th Annual Meeting – Championing Public Engagement with “Snippets of the 3Rs”	1
Case-based teaching of experimental design – contributions for meaningful learning	1
Evaluating and developing sealants for the prevention of pulmonary air leakage: A systematic review of animal models	1
Current research and guidelines for euthanasia in laboratory fish with a focus on fathead minnows	1
Preclinical pilot studies: Five common pitfalls and how to avoid them	1
Clinical efficacy of buprenorphine after oral dosing in rats undergoing major surgery	1
Rodent surgeries: who is performing them and how?	1
Animal researchers’ views on the publication of negative results and subsequent policy adoptions	1
An innovative approach for health and safety training and occupational health program annual enrollment for laboratory animal care and use personnel	1
Methods for applying blinding and randomisation in animal experiments	1
Thanks to Reviewers	1
GV-SOLAS 2021 year’s annual meeting took place virtually	1
Combining melatonin with dexmedetomidine improves anesthesia in rats	1
News from ECLAM	1
Response to Landes: Comment on Frommlet and Heinze (2021): correcting the error degrees of freedom	1
Extended oxygen supplementation after thoracotomy in rats may improve welfare	1
Video laryngoscope-guided urethral catheterization in female minipigs	1
Reducing surplus experimental animal generation	1
Pain management in zebrafish	1
SMAFIRA: a literature-based web tool to assist researchers with retrieval of 3R-relevant information	1
New perspectives for teaching Culture of Care and their strengths and challenges	1
Influence of general anaesthesia on circulating biomarkers of glucose metabolism in pigs	1
Preceding sevoflurane inhalation in rats reduces the stress of intraperitoneal injection both in inexperienced experimenters and subject rats	1
Early-life mice housed in standard stocking density reduce the spontaneous physical activity and increase visceral fat deposition before reaching adulthood	1
Transversus abdominis plane block in rats: Preliminary cadaveric studies	1
Virtual Reality in Biomedical Education in the sense of the 3Rs	1
Is mindset awareness the key to unlocking your research potential?	1
The culture of care to enhance laboratory animal personnel well-being: a scoping review	1
Use of animals in dental research: Trends and ethical reflections	0
Variability in rat weight gain during development	0
Validity of a novel ex vivo porcine liver perfusion model for studying haemostatic products	0
Automatic measurement of mouse visual acuity based on optomotor response: SKY optomotry	0
Brakes and leverages for reducing the environmental impact of laboratory animal facilities: A case study at the Institut Pasteur	0
Refining urine collection in mice: Development of an innovative urine collection device	0
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) characterisation of mouse inbred strains bred at MRC-National Institute for Medical Research	0
If you cannot make it to Marseille, attend virtually or join us in Athens 2025	0
Axillary ultrasound-guided approach for the brachial plexus in pig cadavers: A descriptive study	0
Streamlining model organisms facilities operation: The benefits of a unified management structure	0
LAS around the globe: Laboratory animal science in India: ‘Where we are’	0
XVII SECAL CONGRESS Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 14–17 November 2023	0
Most preferred light color of female Syrian hamster during day and night	0
Defining piscine endpoints: Towards score sheets for assessment of clinical signs in fish research	0
News from the EIC team	0
Watch out for five felasa working group recommendations	0
Giving less power to statistical power	0
A systematic review on reporting of refinement measures in mouse ECG telemetry implantation surgery	0
When less is more: Experimental Bishop–Koop technique for reduction in the use of laboratory animals for intestinal pathophysiological studies	0
Sustainable education and training in laboratory animal science and ethics in low- and middle-income countries in Africa – challenges, successes, and the way forward	0
Causal mediation analysis: How to avoid fooling yourself that X causes Y	0
A new book of 3000 pages edited by SECAL for the LAS education and training on an interactive e-learning platform	0
Tamoxifen administration induces histopathologic changes within the lungs of Cre-recombinase-negative mice: A case report	0
Incorporating sources of correlation between outcomes: An introduction to mixed models	0
Pitfalls in the analysis conditions of canine brain perfusion computed tomography	0
GV-SOLAS celebrated its 60th birthday at the 2024 annual conference!	0
About statistical significance, and the lack thereof	0
Improving culture of care through maximising learning from observations and events: Addressing what is at fault	0
Bayesian statistical concepts with examples from rodent toxicology studies	0
The success of the 15th FELASA congress	0
Murine chapparvovirus (MuCPV)/mouse kidney parvovirus (MKPV) eradication by cross foster rederivation	0
Survey among FELASA members about rehoming of animals used for scientific and educational purposes	0
Determining the preferred liquid reward in adult C57BL/6 mice	0
Laboratory Animals presents Special Issue Biostatistics Notes	0
Effects of Directive 2010/63/EU on research on wild-sourced animals: a review of publication trends in studies on captive wild mice ( Apodemus sp.)	0

Murine astrovirus (MuAstV) infection in mouse facilities in Brazil: First South American report	0
Animal models for preventing seroma after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	0
The importance of methodological detail and conceptual context when presenting laboratory animal science education tools	0
Innovative cage-based technique for mouse urine collection	0
LAS around the globe. Balancing between bureaucracy and good science in Greece	0
Improving biomedical research by automated behaviour monitoring in the animal home cage – action needed for networking	0
Puberty onset curve in CD (Sprague Dawley) and Long Evans outbred male rats	0
Comprehensive review of animal models in diabetes research using chemical agents	0
ERK1/2 modulation in the central nervous system of male and female thiamine-deficient mice with amprolium	0
Recommendations to improve use and reporting of statistics in animal experiments	0
Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block in sheep: A cadaveric study	0
Psychological stress and strain in laboratory animal professionals – a systematic review	0
Cellular immune response against rabies vaccination in laboratory-bred dogs: A systematised review	0
Mouse isoflurane anesthesia using the drop method	0
Investigation of circulating infectious agents in experimental Beagle dogs of a production colony and three research facilities in China from June 2021 to May 2022	0
Comparison of inferior vena cava puncture under continuous cardiac perfusion with cardiac puncture in blood acquisition of the laboratory mouse	0
The effectiveness of educational workshops in improving the knowledge and attitude of attendees in laboratory animal science: A pre- and post-intervention design in Iran	0
Facility design and management: modern challenges and sustainability	0
From virtual to real in Marseille!	0
Optimization of overhead enclosure monitoring in juvenile male Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)	0
Perceived professional quality of life and mental well-being among animal facility personnel in Spain	0
Evaluating rearing behaviour as a model-specific pain indicator in mouse osteotomy models	0
Vacancy for EDITOR position to join the EIC team	0
An Objective Structured Laboratory Animal Science Examination (OSLASE) to ensure researchers’ professional competence in laboratory animal science	0
CORRIGENDUM to “Severity assessment using three common behavioral or locomotor tests after laparotomy in rats: a pilot study”	0
Spontaneous hepatocellular and gastric tumours in African clawed frogs ( Xenopus laevis )	0
LAS around the globe: Animal care culture – from cultural and institutional norm, responsibility, and support standpoints	0
Evaluating cervical dislocation methods, without using tension on the tail, for humanely killing adult laboratory mice	0
A minimally invasive bronchoscopic approach for direct delivery to murine airways and application to models of pulmonary infection	0
Nomenclature for standardized designation of diploid genotypes in genetically modified laboratory animals	0
The use of performance-based outcomes in achieving better global harmonisation in the care and use of animals in research	0
Validation and optimisation of an automatic blood sampler for preclinical positron emission tomography research in domestic pigs	0
Education in laboratory animal science and the 3Rs	0
Abstracts of 15th FELASA congress 2022	0
News from ECLAM	0
A communication pipeline for in vivo imaging core facilities	0
To our esteemed colleague J-P	0
Seasonality of the estrus cycle in laboratory mice under constant conditions	0
Animal welfare requirements in publishing guidelines	0
Words from the FELASA President	0
Call for submissions: Special issue on short introductory notes on biostatistics	0
Facility design and management. Strategies for high level biocontainment	0
Animal welfare assessment after severe traumatic brain injury in rats	0
Periodic stays in a ‘playcage’ as an environmental enrichment measure for laboratory rats housed in individually ventilated cages: Short report	0
ECLAM News	0
Improving rat welfare through the development of a peribulbar anaesthesia technique for ophthalmic procedures: A preliminary study	0
Current practices of pain assessment and analgesic use in laboratory mice: A 2022 FELASA Working Group survey	0
Spontaneous type II cell-derived bronchioloalveolar adenoma in a young ICR mouse	0
Non-surgical external jugular vein catheterization using an ear vein access in piglets	0
Development of a center for automated equipment processing to transform the research enterprise configuration	0
3R Blackboard: A platform for animal and organ sharing	0
Adrenal glands of mice and rats: A comparative morphometric study	0
Feasibility of pair-housing of rats after cranial implant surgery	0
Evaluation of eye melanoma treatments in rabbits: A systematic review	0
Diversity at the core of all our work!	0
FELASA recommendations for the rehoming of animals used for scientific and educational purposes	0
Biological adaptation to a germ-free environment should not be mistaken as a burden for animals	0
Author Index	0
Media training: ‘Communicating your animal research’, SECAL-EARA	0
A scoping review on reporting of methods in DSS colitis mouse models	0
Compassion fatigue in laboratory animal personnel: a bibliometric analysis of global trends	0
Refinement of systemic guinea pig deafening in hearing research: Sensorineural hearing loss induced by co-administration of kanamycin and furosemide via the leg veins	0
Heterogeneity of animal experiments and how to deal with it	0
XVI SECAL Congress	0
Thanks to Reviewers	0
Rats move nesting materials to create different functional areas: Short report	0
Pathologic copulatory lock in a genetically engineered laboratory mouse breeding pair	0
Breeding Planning for Laboratory Mice	0
COMMITTEES	0
Comparing United States and European Union academic animal programs: Organization, operation, and services offered	0
A rapid and simple procedure for the isolation and cultivation of fibroblast-like cells from medaka and zebrafish embryos and fin clip biopsies	0
Radiographic assessment of the impact of sex and the circadian rhythm-dependent behaviour on gastrointestinal transit in the rat	0
Statistical design for health monitoring in laboratory animal facilities using sentinel animals	0
Identification of vacuolar autophagic aggregates in the skeletal muscles of inbred C57BL/6NCrl mice	0
Understanding p-values and significance	0
Pre-immunization of diet-induced obese male mice with inactivated pathogens increases power in a liraglutide intervention study	0
Watching me … watching you: Training and assessment in a virtual world	0
The (re)turn of the 3Rs: an inquiry into the normative nature of Russell and Burch’s principles of humane experimental technique – their misunderstanding, reform and implementation through an ethics t	0
Ditching the norm: Using alternative distributions for biological data analysis	0
Why serology just is not enough: Strategic parvovirus risk assessment using a novel qPCR assay	0
Bibliometric analysis on cannibalism/infanticide and maternal aggression towards pups in laboratory rodents	0
Mouse strain-specific habituation to oral metamizole administration	0
Innovative care protocol successfully rehabilitates non-human primates after MPTP-induced parkinsonism: Preliminary evidence from a restricted cohort of African Green Monkeys ( Chloroce	0
Case report: C57BL/6NTac and C57BL/6NCrl mice displaying neurological signs after deworming with ivermectin	0
Comparison of two bedding types on the breeding fecundity of C57BL/6J mice	0
Pharmacokinetics of single dose levobupivacaine after peri-incisional subcutaneous infiltration in anaesthetized domestic pigs	0
Our 61st Annual Meeting: An exciting programme is shaping up!	0
Lymphocyte subsets and immunoglobulin levels in peripheral blood from cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) of different age groups	0
Tramadol/paracetamol treatment attenuates the development of collagen antibody-induced arthritis and interferes with prednisolone treatment in mice	0
Urinary bladder catheterisation of female pigs: Influence of bladder content and Escherichia coli urinary tract infection on procedural outcome	0
Integrated rearing system proposal for Cantareus aspersus in experimental orchards: Growth models	0
The results of the survey on Fish Species Used for Research, Methods of Euthanasia, Health Monitoring, and Biosecurity in Europe, North America, and Oceania are published	0
Impact of sex differences on the induction and evolution of clinical signs of an end-stage liver disease rat model	0
The role of environmental enrichment in the aetiopathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus facial, periorbital and retroorbital abscesses in mice	0
Inconsistent terminology in rodent anatomy hinders appropriate blood sampling in laboratory animal science: A review of blood sampling techniques on the head of mice	0