Shelved cages impact affective behavior in Sprague Dawley rats – implications for animal welfare
Laboratory Animals: The international journal of laboratory animal science and welfare
Published online on November 24, 2025
Abstract
Laboratory Animals, Volume 60, Issue 1, Page 53-62, February 2026.
Laboratory animal welfare has received increasing attention in recent years as housing protocols move toward favoring environments that allow natural behaviors. Within this study, the effects of housing male and female Sprague Dawley rats in standard ...
Laboratory animal welfare has received increasing attention in recent years as housing protocols move toward favoring environments that allow natural behaviors. Within this study, the effects of housing male and female Sprague Dawley rats in standard ...