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ArticleLaboratory animals2025

A customised combination of environmental enrichment reduces aggression in CD-1 male mice.

Amy Veness, Christophe Galichet, Sian Murphy, Tina O'Mahony, Yoh Isogai, Eleni M Amaniti

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Article in Laboratory animals, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Amy VenessNeurobiological Research Facility, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London, UK.
Christophe GalichetNeurobiological Research Facility, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0244-9381
Sian MurphyNeurobiological Research Facility, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London, UK.
Tina O'MahonyNeurobiological Research Facility, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London, UK.
Yoh IsogaiSainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7285-1603
Eleni M AmanitiNeurobiological Research Facility, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London, UK.ORCID 0009-0002-7288-3896

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Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Murine aggression has profound implications on animal welfare and husbandry. This report examines how three distinct combinations of environmental enrichment - wheel, igloo and tunnel; wheel, igloo, and tunnel with nesting; and tunnel with nesting - affect aggressive behaviour in CD-1 male mice. We found that combining wheel/igloo/tunnel enrichment with nesting or replacing the wheel/igloo with two tunnels while maintaining the nesting enrichment reduced aggression. These findings not only suggest how enrichment can improve the welfare of aggressive male mice but also emphasise the need for further research to determine the optimal combination of enrichment.

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AggressionAnimal HusbandryBehavior, AnimalHousing, AnimalAnimalsAnimal WelfareMaleMiceaggressionanimal welfarebehaviourGenetic backgroundmice

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PMID40686262
PMCPMC12583624

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