MPD: Wiltshire1: animal documentation

Wiltshire1 animal documentation

Measurement of exploratory behavior and activity in 38 inbred strains of mice (2010)

Wiltshire T, Tarantino LM
With: Segall SK, Walker JR, Bailey JS, Grabowski-Boase L, Steffy BM

Wiltshire1_Animal

Acclimation and testing periods

Ages

12-14 wks

Feed

Pico rodent chow 20; Purina, St Louis, MO, USA, was made available ad libitum

Water

Water was made available ad libitum

Housing
Animals were housed in an SPF barrier colony. Animals were maintained on a 12-h light: 12-h dark cycle, housed in groups of 2â4 in standard high efficiency particulate air-filtered polycarbonate mouse cages.

Bedding

A layer of Bed-o-cob (The Andersons, Maumee, OH) bedding and one cotton nestlet

Humidity 35-65%

Photoperiod

All behavioral testing was conducted during the light part of the light/dark cycle and occurred between the hours of 8:00AM â 12:00PM.

Temperature

22 +/- 1.0°C

Health status

All procedures were conducted in strict compliance with the policies on animal welfare of the National Institutes of Health and the University of North Carolina (stated in the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals," Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council, 1996 edition), and approved by the University of North Carolina Animal Care and Use Committee.

Ages	12-14 wks
Feed	Pico rodent chow 20; Purina, St Louis, MO, USA, was made available ad libitum
Water	Water was made available ad libitum
Housing	Animals were housed in an SPF barrier colony. Animals were maintained on a 12-h light: 12-h dark cycle, housed in groups of 2â4 in standard high efficiency particulate air-filtered polycarbonate mouse cages.
Bedding	A layer of Bed-o-cob (The Andersons, Maumee, OH) bedding and one cotton nestlet
Humidity	35-65%
Photoperiod	All behavioral testing was conducted during the light part of the light/dark cycle and occurred between the hours of 8:00AM â 12:00PM.
Temperature	22 +/- 1.0°C
Health status	All procedures were conducted in strict compliance with the policies on animal welfare of the National Institutes of Health and the University of North Carolina (stated in the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals," Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council, 1996 edition), and approved by the University of North Carolina Animal Care and Use Committee.