Color Preferences of Laboratory Mice for Bedding Materials: Evaluation Using Radiotelemetry

• Kawakami Kohei

  Department of Experimental Animals, Center for Integrated Research in Science, Shimane University

• Xiao Bing

  Department of Functional Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University

• Ohno Rei-ichiro

  Department of Experimental Animals, Center for Integrated Research in Science, Shimane University

• Ferdaus Mohammed Z.

  Department of Functional Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University

• Tongu Miki

  Department of Experimental Animals, Center for Integrated Research in Science, Shimane University

• Yamada Kazuo

  Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University

• Yamada Takaya

  Department of Experimental Animals, Center for Integrated Research in Science, Shimane University

• Nomura Masato

  Department of Biotechnology and Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kinki University

• Kobayashi Yuta

  Department of Experimental Animals, Center for Integrated Research in Science, Shimane University

• Nabika Toru

  Department of Functional Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University

抄録

Preferences for different housing conditions in mice were evaluated by radiotelemetry. Male C57BL/6J and ICR mice were used. Preference for bedding materials in mice was compared among three materials, wood shavings (WS), paper (CF) and cloth (AG), using the length of stay in cages as a parameter. The results indicated that mice stayed longer in a cage with AG than in cages with other bedding materials. The present study confirmed our previous results and thereby indicated that radiotelemetry is a useful method to evaluate impacts of housing conditions on animal welfare. In the second part of this study, we used radiotelemetry to evaluate color preference of the mice for cloth bedding material. In C57BL/6J mice, staying time in black cloth was significantly longer than that in white cloth. In ICR mice, staying time in white cloth was significantly longer than that in black cloth. The mice preferred the environment with the same color as their fur, which may be important for animal welfare.<br>

収録刊行物

• Experimental Animals

  Experimental Animals 61 (2), 109-117, 2012

  公益社団法人 日本実験動物学会

キーワード

• color preference
• housing conditions
• mice
• telemetry

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390001205045621248
• NII論文ID: 10030555771
• NII書誌ID: AA11032321
• DOI: 10.1538/expanim.61.109
• COI: 1:STN:280:DC%2BC38rnvVCqsQ%3D%3D
• ISSN: 18817122
• ISSN: 00075124
• ISSN: 13411357
• NDL書誌ID: 023567029
• PubMed: 22531725
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I023567029
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/expanim/61/2/61_2_109/_pdf
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• 本文言語コード: en
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