Exposure to soiled bedding reduces abnormal repetitive behaviors in mice

Hygiene management protocols in laboratory mouse husbandries worldwide most commonly employ soiled bedding-exposed sentinel mice to monitor the occurrence of infections in mouse colonies. Using this approach, sentinel mice repeatedly receive a mixture of used bedding, supplied by a variety of cages...

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Main Authors: Karin Müller, Theresia Lengheimer, Julia B. Kral-Pointner, Johann Wojta, Lusine Yeghiazaryan, Christoph Krall, Rupert Palme, Sonia Kleindorfer, Roberto Plasenzotti, Daniela D. Pollak, Katharina E. Tillmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1062864/full