筑巢材料在实验大、小鼠环境丰荣中的应用

相对于标准鼠盒,实验大、小鼠更喜好有筑巢材料的“环境丰荣”鼠盒.向标准鼠盒中放入筑巢材料,可以为大、小鼠提供筑巢、躲避、攀爬、休息的环境.因此,在实验大、小鼠饲养过程中,提供筑巢材料,是一个简单有效的丰富实验动物环境,提高实验动物福利的方法.本文就筑巢材料应用背景、近年来在啮齿类实验动物环境丰荣中的应用、对实验动物福利的影响三方面做以综述,并对今后筑巢材料在改善实验动物福利的应用前景作以展望.

Nesting materials in environmental enrichment for laboratory rats and mice

Compared with the standard cages,laboratory mice and rats prefer the cages enriched with nesting materials.Nesting materials provided in conventional mouse or rat cages can benefit the rodent＇s wellbeing,and have been widely used in husbandry and management of laboratory mice and rats for improvement of welfare.Here,we review the background,application,and effect of nesting materials on environmental enrichment and welfare improvement for laboratory mice and rats.This review also provides a clue to improvement of laboratory animal welfare in our routine work.