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KMID : 1023520060290010071
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
2006 Volume.29 No. 1 p.71 ~ p.77
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Preferences and animal welfare of mice for type of bedding material
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Lim Jun-Sung
Shin Dong-Seok
Cho Jin-Youn
Kim Hyun-Seok
Kim Min-Su
Im Hyun
Ahn Jae-Bum
Song Ji-Ye
Kim Hyeon-Cheol
Cheong Ki-Soo
Lee Mi-Sook
Park Young-Jae
Shin Myung-Kyun
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Abstract
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The type of bedding material has been reported affect the environment and animal well-being. Therefore, it has an impact on the health. So, bedding material is the most Important factor in mouse environments. If it is not properly treated, experimental results are unreliable. In this study, various types of bedding material were evaluated in terms of physical characteristics and preference. It was found that bedding material consisting of large fibrous particles and wide inter-particular gap were preferred. The characteristics of bedding material were further investigated by scanning the size and shape of particles. The results show that physical characteristics such as shape, ammonia absorption, particle size effect on experimental data.
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KEYWORD
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Mouse, Bedding material, Environments, Absorption power
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