Refinements for Rodents and Rabbits in Research Institutions

Synthetization of the last 15 years of research on welfare improvements to the housing and care of mice, rats, other rodents, and rabbits used in experimentation. Chapters include: housing, social housing, environmental enrichment, abnormal behavior, human-animal interaction, colony management, and transportation. Each chapter describes the topic and its relevance to animal welfare, summarizes the recent scientific findings for each species, and provides key takeaways; by I. Joanna Makowska and Anna S. Ratuski.