Evaluation of environmental enrichments for mice

Keywords: environmental enrichment, behaviour, ethogram
Budget: CHF 16'500.-

Aim

• High-quality environmental enrichment ameliorates the quality of life of laboratory mice.

• Commercially validated enrichment should still be evaluated in house.

• Three environmental enrichments are evaluated though behavioural observation in laboratory mice.

• Effective enrichments must be practical, species-appropriate, desirable to the animals and maintains novelty over longer periods.

• The use of enrichment must be time- and cost-effectively.

• Effective enrichments will be used routinely in the facility.