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dc.contributor.authorKappel, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorHawkins, P
dc.contributor.authorMendl, M
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-21T09:17:55Z
dc.date.available2019-01-21T09:17:55Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.otherARTN 88
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/13165
dc.description.abstract

It is widely recommended to group-house male laboratory mice because they are ‘social animals’, but male mice do not naturally share territories and aggression can be a serious welfare problem. Even without aggression, not all animals within a group will be in a state of positive welfare. Rather, many male mice may be negatively affected by the stress of repeated social defeat and subordination, raising concerns about welfare and also research validity. However, individual housing may not be an appropriate solution, given the welfare implications associated with no social contact. An essential question is whether it is in the best welfare interests of male mice to be group- or singly housed. This review explores the likely impacts—positive and negative—of both housing conditions, presents results of a survey of current practice and awareness of mouse behavior, and includes recommendations for good practice and future research. We conclude that whether group- or single-housing is better (or less worse) in any situation is highly context-dependent according to several factors including strain, age, social position, life experiences, and housing and husbandry protocols. It is important to recognise this and evaluate what is preferable from animal welfare and ethical perspectives in each case.

dc.format.extent88-88
dc.format.mediumElectronic
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectrefinement
dc.subjectmouse welfare
dc.subjectmouse husbandry
dc.subjectmouse aggression
dc.subjectmale mice
dc.subjectsocial organisation
dc.subjectgroup housing
dc.subjectsingle housing
dc.subjectanimal husbandry
dc.subjectanimal welfare
dc.subjectanimal management
dc.titleTo Group or Not to Group? Good Practice for Housing Male Laboratory Mice
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeReview
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plymouth.issue12
plymouth.volume7
plymouth.publication-statusPublished online
plymouth.journalAnimals
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani7120088
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
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dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-11-20
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2017-12
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