Laboratory Animals

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A customised combination of environmental enrichment reduces aggression in CD-1 male mice	27
Depicting variability and uncertainty using intervals and error bars	23
5th Congress of the Portuguese Society for Laboratory Animals Sciences (SPCAL), 25-26 January 2024, Coimbra, Portugal	15
Nest-building in breeding mice: Impact of macro- and micro-environment	14
Comparing United States and European Union academic animal programs: Finances	12
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
Decision trees for determining the fate of laboratory animals	10
Getting a handle on rat familiarization: The impact of handling protocols on classic tests of stress in Rattus norvegicus	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
Monitoring Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization murine model using a bioluminescent methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)	8
Abstracts to the 16th FELASA Congress 2025	8
Study design: think ‘scientific value’ not ‘p-values’	7
Engaging on discussions about the use and the replacement of animals in research with young minds	7
A simple and rapid shaking-based assay to genotype live, early developmental stage zebrafish embryos	7
Success for our first Virtual LASA Annual Conference	7
Refinement of intranasal delivery in rats: A cadaveric study	7
A method for collecting high numbers of blood samples in standard vacuum tubes from non-heparinized pigs	6
A new method to replace oral gavage for the study of Cryptosporidium infection in mice	6
Guidelines for the establishment and functioning of Animal Ethics Commitees (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees) in Africa	6
Auditory enrichment with different genres of music for colony queens	6
Animal experiments in biomedical research: Knowledge, self-evaluation and attitudes of biology and medical students	6
Retrospective analysis on the occurrence of kidney cysts in mice in a central animal facility in the years 2009–2019	6
Call for submissions: Special issue on facility design and management	5
The importance of methodological detail and conceptual context when presenting laboratory animal science education tools: The authors’ reply	5

How to publish a case report in Laboratory Animals?	5
ECLAM news, February 2023	5
Characterization of pig skin microbiome and appraisal as an in vivo subcutaneous injection model	5
Comment to Video laryngoscope-guided urethral catheterization in female minipigs	4
Management of dystocia due to secondary uterine inertia in rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus): A case report	4
Half the price, twice the gain: How to simultaneously decrease animal numbers and increase precision with good experimental design	4
Congress Sponsors	4
Fin clipping does not increase opercular beat rate in tricaine-treated zebrafish	4
Let’s do it right: Eight steps to competence in laboratory animal science in the European Union	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
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
The FELASA-AALAS recommendations for fish health monitoring are published	3
Supporting advancement of lab animal welfare and scientific integrity in developing countries: ACURET Cage Consortium (ACCON) Project	3
The human skin organ culture model as an optimal complementary tool for murine pemphigus models	3
Case report: An adverse response to cyclosporin A treatment in BALB/cJ mice	3
Beitrag aus der GV-SOLAS: Forschungsförderung 2022; Contribution from the GV-SOLAS: Research funding 2022	3
Comment on Frommlet and Heinze (2021): Correcting the error degrees of freedom	3
Antinociceptive and motor-blocking effects of epidurally administered diphenhydramine at different concentrations in conscious rabbits: a randomized–controlled trial	3
How cage effects can hurt statistical analyses of completely randomized designs	3
Introducing entrustable professional activities and competency-based development into workplace-based training within laboratory animal sciences	2
Oestrous cycle synchronization protocols in rats using cloprostenol and progesterone injections	2
A guide to post-mortem examination procedure in mouse models	2
Expression of Concern: “Advances in research on the biology of the desert rodent Gerbillus tarabuli: a review”	2
Lethal Gram-negative sepsis in healthy pigs during anaesthesia with contaminated propofol	2
Thanks to Reviewers	2
Conspecific images require longer visual processing than simple stimuli in healthy four-week old piglets	2
Teaching experimental design: outputs from the FELASA Working Group	2
Current research and guidelines for euthanasia in laboratory fish with a focus on fathead minnows	2
Experimental animal models for denture stomatitis: A methodological review	2
Willkommen zur 60. Wissenschaftlichen Tagung der Gesellschaft für Versuchstierkunde GV-SOLAS und 21. Fortbildungsveranstaltung der IGTP 6. – 8. September 2023, Mainz, Deutschland	2
Retrospective descriptive report comparing access systems to refine intravenous self-administration in rats	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
Culture of care in animal research – Expanding the 3Rs to include people	2
Is it time for a ‘Culture of Carers’?	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
SMAFIRA: a literature-based web tool to assist researchers with retrieval of 3R-relevant information	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
A Protocol for Prolonged Surgical Anaesthesia with Recovery in Fire Salamanders Using Tricaine Mesylate (MS-222): A Case Series	2
Clinical efficacy of buprenorphine after oral dosing in rats undergoing major surgery	2
FELASA 2022 Congress: Here we come!	2
Dosage selection and effect evaluation of sodium pentobarbital in tree shrew anesthesia	2
Jacketed telemetry in rats: a novel non-invasive method for cardiorespiratory phenotyping during treadmill exercise	2
Harmonisation of education, training and continuing professional development for laboratory animal caretakers, technicians and technologists: Report of the FELASA-EFAT Working Group	2
Dental implants in large animal models with experimental systemic diseases: A systematic review	2
Guidance on the assessment of learning outcomes for those designing procedures and projects – Report of an ETPLAS Working Group	2
Combining melatonin with dexmedetomidine improves anesthesia in rats	1

Virtual Reality in Biomedical Education in the sense of the 3Rs	1
An innovative minimally-invasive vaginoscopic approach for intrauterine infusion in rats – an infertility perspective	1
Reducing surplus experimental animal generation	1
Preceding sevoflurane inhalation in rats reduces the stress of intraperitoneal injection both in inexperienced experimenters and subject rats	1
Evaluating and developing sealants for the prevention of pulmonary air leakage: A systematic review of animal models	1
Preclinical pilot studies: Five common pitfalls and how to avoid them	1
Video laryngoscope-guided urethral catheterization in female minipigs	1
The culture of care to enhance laboratory animal personnel well-being: a scoping review	1
A review of methods used to kill laboratory rodents: issues and opportunities	1
Methods of humane killing of laboratory fish: FELASA Working Group recommendations	1
Early-life mice housed in standard stocking density reduce the spontaneous physical activity and increase visceral fat deposition before reaching adulthood	1
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	1
Use of animals in dental research: Trends and ethical reflections	1
News from ECLAM	1
Methods for applying blinding and randomisation in animal experiments	1
Is mindset awareness the key to unlocking your research potential?	1
Influence of general anaesthesia on circulating biomarkers of glucose metabolism in pigs	1
Thanks to Reviewers	1
Case-based teaching of experimental design – contributions for meaningful learning	1
Rodent surgeries: who is performing them and how?	1
‘We have to talk about rodent surgery!’ – one day symposium, 12 June 2022 in Marseille, France	1
A novel rat model for the study of postoperative pancreatic fistula	1
Comparative study of tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) and eugenol as euthanasia agents in zebrafish (Danio rerio) as an experimental model	1
Pain management in zebrafish	1
Transversus abdominis plane block in rats: Preliminary cadaveric studies	1
An adaptable, user-friendly score sheet to monitor welfare in experimental fish	1
Spontaneous type II cell-derived bronchioloalveolar adenoma in a young ICR mouse	1
Authors Index	1
Biological adaptation to a germ-free environment should not be mistaken as a burden for animals	1
Response to Landes: Comment on Frommlet and Heinze (2021): correcting the error degrees of freedom	1
My journey towards higher education in laboratory animal science – a big thanks to European teaching and Laboratory Animals Limited (LAL) funding!	1
Advances in research on the biology of the desert rodent Gerbillus tarabuli: a review	1
Improving biomedical research by automated behaviour monitoring in the animal home cage – action needed for networking	1
Evaluation of a gel-based versus micro-pellet diet for adult zebrafish (Danio rerio)	1
GV-SOLAS 2021 year’s annual meeting took place virtually	1
Extended oxygen supplementation after thoracotomy in rats may improve welfare	1
Sex and strain differences in the micropipette-guided drug administration (MDA) method in mice	1
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous central venous access in a neonatal porcine model	1
Recommendations to improve use and reporting of statistics in animal experiments	1
LASA 60th Annual Meeting – Championing Public Engagement with “Snippets of the 3Rs”	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
Determining the preferred liquid reward in adult C57BL/6 mice	1
New perspectives for teaching Culture of Care and their strengths and challenges	1
Insights and implications from a comparative analysis of in vitro fertilization success in Cavioidea and Muroidea rodents	1
Genome editing for all?	1
Comparison of unilateral and bilateral embryo transfer in mice	1
Urinary bladder catheterisation of female pigs: Influence of bladder content and Escherichia coli urinary tract infection on procedural outcome	0
Puberty onset curve in CD (Sprague Dawley) and Long Evans outbred male rats	0
If you cannot make it to Marseille, attend virtually or join us in Athens 2025	0
Evaluation of exhaust air dust polymerase chain reaction as a supplement method for soiled bedding sentinel monitoring in specific pathogen free mouse facility using two different individually ventila	0
Heterogeneity of animal experiments and how to deal with it	0
Comparison of artery diameters in the Aachen minipig serving as a human intracranial in vivo model	0
Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block in sheep: A cadaveric study	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
Survey among FELASA members about rehoming of animals used for scientific and educational purposes	0
XVI SECAL Congress	0
Current practices of pain assessment and analgesic use in laboratory mice: A 2022 FELASA Working Group survey	0
Brakes and leverages for reducing the environmental impact of laboratory animal facilities: A case study at the Institut Pasteur	0
Management of zoonoses in research institutions – lessons learned from a Coxiella burnetii outbreak case	0
Rats move nesting materials to create different functional areas: Short report	0
Call for submissions: Special issue on short introductory notes on biostatistics	0
Words from the FELASA President	0
When less is more: Experimental Bishop–Koop technique for reduction in the use of laboratory animals for intestinal pathophysiological studies	0
Thanks to Reviewers	0
Understanding p-values and significance	0
Evaluating rearing behaviour as a model-specific pain indicator in mouse osteotomy models	0
Our 61st Annual Meeting: An exciting programme is shaping up!	0
Tembleque (SDtq) rat: A new model of leukodystrophy associated with hypomyelination and impaired oligodendrocyte maturation	0
Evaluation of the effect of tramadol, paracetamol and metamizole on the severity of experimental colitis	0
Incorporating sources of correlation between outcomes: An introduction to mixed models	0
Pathologic copulatory lock in a genetically engineered laboratory mouse breeding pair	0
Isolated perfusion of pig kidney segments to study renal function: a translational model for human kidneys	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
Facility design and management. Strategies for high level biocontainment	0
Identification of vacuolar autophagic aggregates in the skeletal muscles of inbred C57BL/6NCrl mice	0
Media training: ‘Communicating your animal research’, SECAL-EARA	0
Scoring the Culture of Care as a key performance indicator in a global pharmaceutical company	0
Murine chapparvovirus (MuCPV)/mouse kidney parvovirus (MKPV) eradication by cross foster rederivation	0
Pre-immunization of diet-induced obese male mice with inactivated pathogens increases power in a liraglutide intervention study	0

Statistical design for health monitoring in laboratory animal facilities using sentinel animals	0
Comparison of inferior vena cava puncture under continuous cardiac perfusion with cardiac puncture in blood acquisition of the laboratory mouse	0
Welfare complications in the male BN/Crl and RjHan:SD rat streptozotocin-induced diabetes models	0
Refining urine collection in mice: Development of an innovative urine collection device	0
Laboratory Animals presents Special Issue Biostatistics Notes	0
Development of a center for automated equipment processing to transform the research enterprise configuration	0
Lymphocyte subsets and immunoglobulin levels in peripheral blood from cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) of different age groups	0
The importance of methodological detail and conceptual context when presenting laboratory animal science education tools	0
COMMITTEES	0
Ditching the norm: Using alternative distributions for biological data analysis	0
Giving less power to statistical power	0
FELASA recommendations for the rehoming of animals used for scientific and educational purposes	0
Pharmacokinetics of single dose levobupivacaine after peri-incisional subcutaneous infiltration in anaesthetized domestic pigs	0
Vacancy for EDITOR position to join the EIC team	0
Streamlining model organisms facilities operation: The benefits of a unified management structure	0
Cardiorespiratory, hemodynamic, and sedative effects of dexmedetomidine in sheep	0
Seasonality of the estrus cycle in laboratory mice under constant conditions	0
A systematic review on reporting of refinement measures in mouse ECG telemetry implantation surgery	0
Most preferred light color of female Syrian hamster during day and night	0
An Objective Structured Laboratory Animal Science Examination (OSLASE) to ensure researchers’ professional competence in laboratory animal science	0
Perceived professional quality of life and mental well-being among animal facility personnel in Spain	0
A minimally invasive bronchoscopic approach for direct delivery to murine airways and application to models of pulmonary infection	0
Non-surgical external jugular vein catheterization using an ear vein access in piglets	0
A new book of 3000 pages edited by SECAL for the LAS education and training on an interactive e-learning platform	0
LAS around the globe. Argentina and Latin America: building slowly from a solid foundation	0
News from ECLAM	0
XVII SECAL CONGRESS Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 14–17 November 2023	0
Causal mediation analysis: How to avoid fooling yourself that X causes Y	0
Non-invasive acquisition of vital data in anesthetized rats using laser and radar application	0
Treatment randomisation at animal or pen level?	0
News from the EIC team	0
Watch out for five felasa working group recommendations	0
GV-SOLAS celebrated its 60th birthday at the 2024 annual conference!	0
Clean-catching urine from pigs: A method for collecting quality specimens for urinalysis and microbiological culturing in a laboratory environment	0
LAS around the globe: Laboratory animal science in India: ‘Where we are’	0
Radiographic assessment of the impact of sex and the circadian rhythm-dependent behaviour on gastrointestinal transit in the rat	0
Feasibility of pair-housing of rats after cranial implant surgery	0
A communication pipeline for in vivo imaging core facilities	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
Abstracts of 15th FELASA congress 2022	0
Defining piscine endpoints: Towards score sheets for assessment of clinical signs in fish research	0
Innovative cage-based technique for mouse urine collection	0
3R Blackboard: A platform for animal and organ sharing	0
Periodic stays in a ‘playcage’ as an environmental enrichment measure for laboratory rats housed in individually ventilated cages: Short report	0
Variability in rat weight gain during development	0
Comprehensive review of animal models in diabetes research using chemical agents	0
Cardiopulmonary, echodopplercardiographic and cardiac output effects of isoflurane anaesthesia in male sheep	0
Breeding Planning for Laboratory Mice	0
Education in laboratory animal science and the 3Rs	0
Animal models for preventing seroma after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	0
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome in a female Sprague Dawley rat	0
Bayesian statistical concepts with examples from rodent toxicology studies	0
Mouse aversion to induction with isoflurane using the drop method	0
Impact of sex differences on the induction and evolution of clinical signs of an end-stage liver disease rat model	0
Psychological stress and strain in laboratory animal professionals – a systematic review	0
Establishment of reference intervals of haematology and biochemistry analytes in ICR mice of different ages	0
Automatic measurement of mouse visual acuity based on optomotor response: SKY optomotry	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
Innovative care protocol successfully rehabilitates non-human primates after MPTP-induced parkinsonism: Preliminary evidence from a restricted cohort of African Green Monkeys ( Chloroce	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
Tramadol/paracetamol treatment attenuates the development of collagen antibody-induced arthritis and interferes with prednisolone treatment in mice	0
Why serology just is not enough: Strategic parvovirus risk assessment using a novel qPCR assay	0
LAS Around the Globe – United States of America	0
Facility design and management: modern challenges and sustainability	0
From virtual to real in Marseille!	0
ERK1/2 modulation in the central nervous system of male and female thiamine-deficient mice with amprolium	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
Adjusting and validating a procedure for parenteral anaesthesia in neonatal mice	0
Spontaneous hepatocellular and gastric tumours in African clawed frogs ( Xenopus laevis )	0
Validation of computed tomography as a diagnostic tool in guinea pigs with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	0
Watching me … watching you: Training and assessment in a virtual world	0
General and species-specific recommendations for minimal requirements for the use of cephalopods in scientific research	0
About statistical significance, and the lack thereof	0
Nomenclature for standardized designation of diploid genotypes in genetically modified laboratory animals	0
LAS around the globe: Animal care culture – from cultural and institutional norm, responsibility, and support standpoints	0
Mouse strain-specific habituation to oral metamizole administration	0
The use of performance-based outcomes in achieving better global harmonisation in the care and use of animals in research	0
Bibliometric analysis on cannibalism/infanticide and maternal aggression towards pups in laboratory rodents	0
To our esteemed colleague J-P	0
Pitfalls in the analysis conditions of canine brain perfusion computed tomography	0
Optimization of overhead enclosure monitoring in juvenile male Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)	0
Murine astrovirus (MuAstV) infection in mouse facilities in Brazil: First South American report	0
A scoping review on reporting of methods in DSS colitis mouse models	0
Evaluating cervical dislocation methods, without using tension on the tail, for humanely killing adult laboratory mice	0
The success of the 15th FELASA congress	0
LAS around the globe. Balancing between bureaucracy and good science in Greece	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
Comparison of two bedding types on the breeding fecundity of C57BL/6J mice	0
Mouse isoflurane anesthesia using the drop method	0
Animal welfare requirements in publishing guidelines	0
ECLAM News	0
Validity of a novel ex vivo porcine liver perfusion model for studying haemostatic products	0
Case report: C57BL/6NTac and C57BL/6NCrl mice displaying neurological signs after deworming with ivermectin	0
Thanks to Reviewers	0
The role of environmental enrichment in the aetiopathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus facial, periorbital and retroorbital abscesses in mice	0