ArticleJournal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS2020
Compressed Paper as an Alternative to Corn Cob Bedding in Mouse (
Article in Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Dynamics and Diversity of Microbial Contamination in Poultry Bedding Materials Containing Parts of Medicinal Plants.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Effects of Maternal Fenbendazole on Litter Size, Survival Rate, and Weaning Weight in C57BL/6J Mice.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2021Article
- Effects of Compressed Paper Bedding on Mouse Breeding Performance and Recognition of Animal Health Concerns.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2021Article
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Abstract
Bedding material is a critical component of the mouse environment and affects animal wellbeing and research integrity. Corn cob (CC) bedding has been a common bedding choice in research despite several potential negative aspects of its use. We investigated the use of compressed paper (CP) bedding as a refinement to CC bedding. CP bedding demonstrated greater total and immediate absorption, compared with CC bedding. CP-bedded cages had a reduced frequency of early cage changing prior to the
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