Open AccessDaily Activity of Male Mice (Mus musculus) in Laboratory
Author(s) -
Rian Oktiansyah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jurnal biota/jurnal biota
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2528-262X
pISSN - 2460-7746
DOI - 10.19109/biota.v5i2.3359
Subject(s) - animal welfare , laboratory mouse , foraging , animal behavior , adult male , locomotor activity , house mice , physiology , sampling (signal processing) , biology , psychology , zoology , ecology , endocrinology , computer science , biochemistry , filter (signal processing) , computer vision , gene
The importance of observing the behavior of mice in the laboratory is additional information to compare with their behavior in nature and an effort to increase the welfare of mice (animal welfare) through alleviating the pain and suffering associated with scientific procedures. This study aims to study the daily activities of male mice in the laboratory. The method used was ad libitum and focal animal sampling. Based on the ad libitum sampling method, the daily activities of male mice in the laboratory were divided into 9 activities, namely locomotion, grooming, eating, foraging, social, exploration, resting, making nests, and drinking. Based on the focal animal sampling method, the main activity carried out by male mice in the laboratory was locomotion.