Laboratory Animals

Article	Citations
Depicting variability and uncertainty using intervals and error bars	28
5th Congress of the Portuguese Society for Laboratory Animals Sciences (SPCAL), 25-26 January 2024, Coimbra, Portugal	25
Report from the 11th edition of the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences (WC11)	16
Comparing United States and European Union academic animal programs: Finances	16
Decision trees for determining the fate of laboratory animals	13
Software for animal randomization: A tool for increasing the reproducibility of science	13
Abstracts to the 16th FELASA Congress 2025	12
The use of ball pits and playpens in laboratory Lister Hooded male rats induces ultrasonic vocalisations indicating a more positive affective state and can reduce the welfare impacts of aversive proce	11
A customised combination of environmental enrichment reduces aggression in CD-1 male mice	10
Study design: think ‘scientific value’ not ‘p-values’	9
Getting a handle on rat familiarization: The impact of handling protocols on classic tests of stress in Rattus norvegicus	9
Nest-building in breeding mice: Impact of macro- and micro-environment	9
A method for collecting high numbers of blood samples in standard vacuum tubes from non-heparinized pigs	8
Refinement of intranasal delivery in rats: A cadaveric study	8
Success for our first Virtual LASA Annual Conference	8
Engaging on discussions about the use and the replacement of animals in research with young minds	8
Monitoring Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization murine model using a bioluminescent methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)	7
Retrospective analysis on the occurrence of kidney cysts in mice in a central animal facility in the years 2009–2019	7
Animal experiments in biomedical research: Knowledge, self-evaluation and attitudes of biology and medical students	7
Auditory enrichment with different genres of music for colony queens	6
A simple and rapid shaking-based assay to genotype live, early developmental stage zebrafish embryos	6
Characterization of pig skin microbiome and appraisal as an in vivo subcutaneous injection model	6
Carprofen increases the risk of anastomotic leakage in a mouse model of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass	6
A new method to replace oral gavage for the study of Cryptosporidium infection in mice	6
ECLAM news, February 2023	6

Guidelines for the establishment and functioning of Animal Ethics Commitees (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees) in Africa	6
The importance of methodological detail and conceptual context when presenting laboratory animal science education tools: The authors’ reply	6
Half the price, twice the gain: How to simultaneously decrease animal numbers and increase precision with good experimental design	5
Accuracy of smartwatches for measuring heart rate and oxygen saturation in cynomolgus macaques compared to clinical standards	5
Comment to Video laryngoscope-guided urethral catheterization in female minipigs	5
Call for submissions: Special issue on facility design and management	5
Let’s do it right: Eight steps to competence in laboratory animal science in the European Union	5
How to publish a case report in Laboratory Animals?	5
Congress Sponsors	4
Comment on Frommlet and Heinze (2021): Correcting the error degrees of freedom	4
Case report: An adverse response to cyclosporin A treatment in BALB/cJ mice	4
A successful return to in-person LASA Annual Conference 2022	4
Management of dystocia due to secondary uterine inertia in rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus): A case report	4
Supporting advancement of lab animal welfare and scientific integrity in developing countries: ACURET Cage Consortium (ACCON) Project	4
Fin clipping does not increase opercular beat rate in tricaine-treated zebrafish	4
Twelve years after the ARRIVE guidelines: Animal research has not yet arrived at high standards	4
The human skin organ culture model as an optimal complementary tool for murine pemphigus models	4
Clinical evaluation of intranasal midazolam and alfaxalone for induction of anaesthesia in rabbits	3
Advancing ethical standards in Göttingen Minipigs studies: The feasibility and reliability of Vascular Access Buttons™	3
Is it time for a ‘Culture of Carers’?	3
Beitrag aus der GV-SOLAS: Forschungsförderung 2022; Contribution from the GV-SOLAS: Research funding 2022	3
Harmonisation of education, training and continuing professional development for laboratory animal caretakers, technicians and technologists: Report of the FELASA-EFAT Working Group	3
Teaching experimental design: outputs from the FELASA Working Group	3
Culture of care in animal research – Expanding the 3Rs to include people	3
Antinociceptive and motor-blocking effects of epidurally administered diphenhydramine at different concentrations in conscious rabbits: a randomized–controlled trial	3
How cage effects can hurt statistical analyses of completely randomized designs	3
Conspecific images require longer visual processing than simple stimuli in healthy four-week old piglets	3
Lethal Gram-negative sepsis in healthy pigs during anaesthesia with contaminated propofol	3
Thanks to Reviewers	3
The FELASA-AALAS recommendations for fish health monitoring are published	3
Expression of Concern: “Advances in research on the biology of the desert rodent Gerbillus tarabuli: a review”	2
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in conscious mice: a refined method for repetitive applications without restraint	2
FELASA 2022 Congress: Here we come!	2
Experiences of early career researchers: Influences on the design and reporting of animal experiments, and the practical and emotional support needed to enhance best practice methods	2
Comparative study of tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) and eugenol as euthanasia agents in zebrafish (Danio rerio) as an experimental model	2
Evaluating and developing sealants for the prevention of pulmonary air leakage: A systematic review of animal models	2
Sex-specific histoarchitecture and functional correlation of the rat thyroid gland	2
Video laryngoscope-guided urethral catheterization in female minipigs	2
SMAFIRA: a literature-based web tool to assist researchers with retrieval of 3R-relevant information	2
Introducing entrustable professional activities and competency-based development into workplace-based training within laboratory animal sciences	2
A Protocol for Prolonged Surgical Anaesthesia with Recovery in Fire Salamanders Using Tricaine Mesylate (MS-222): A Case Series	2
Burrowing behaviour of rats: Strain differences and applicability as well-being parameter after intracranial surgery	2
Dental implants in large animal models with experimental systemic diseases: A systematic review	2
LAS around the globe: Australia and New Zealand	2
Jacketed telemetry in rats: a novel non-invasive method for cardiorespiratory phenotyping during treadmill exercise	2
Clinical efficacy of buprenorphine after oral dosing in rats undergoing major surgery	2
‘We have to talk about rodent surgery!’ – one day symposium, 12 June 2022 in Marseille, France	2
LASA 60th Annual Meeting – Championing Public Engagement with “Snippets of the 3Rs”	2
Pain management in zebrafish	2
FELASA in 2025: milestones completed!	2

Willkommen zur 60. Wissenschaftlichen Tagung der Gesellschaft für Versuchstierkunde GV-SOLAS und 21. Fortbildungsveranstaltung der IGTP 6. – 8. September 2023, Mainz, Deutschland	2
Guidance on the assessment of learning outcomes for those designing procedures and projects – Report of an ETPLAS Working Group	2
The advisory body on animal ethics of a global pharmaceutical company: A global organization to address ethical and societal concerns about animal use	2
A guide to post-mortem examination procedure in mouse models	2
Dosage selection and effect evaluation of sodium pentobarbital in tree shrew anesthesia	2
Oestrous cycle synchronization protocols in rats using cloprostenol and progesterone injections	2
Reducing surplus experimental animal generation	2
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous central venous access in a neonatal porcine model	2
A review of methods used to kill laboratory rodents: issues and opportunities	2
Current research and guidelines for euthanasia in laboratory fish with a focus on fathead minnows	2
Experimental animal models for denture stomatitis: A methodological review	2
Retrospective descriptive report comparing access systems to refine intravenous self-administration in rats	2
Animal welfare requirements in publishing guidelines	1
Preceding sevoflurane inhalation in rats reduces the stress of intraperitoneal injection both in inexperienced experimenters and subject rats	1
The results of the survey on Fish Species Used for Research, Methods of Euthanasia, Health Monitoring, and Biosecurity in Europe, North America, and Oceania are published	1
Virtual Reality in Biomedical Education in the sense of the 3Rs	1
The culture of care to enhance laboratory animal personnel well-being: a scoping review	1
Rodent surgeries: who is performing them and how?	1
Evaluation of a gel-based versus micro-pellet diet for adult zebrafish (Danio rerio)	1
A novel rat model for the study of postoperative pancreatic fistula	1
News from ECLAM	1
Influence of general anaesthesia on circulating biomarkers of glucose metabolism in pigs	1
Extended oxygen supplementation after thoracotomy in rats may improve welfare	1
Methods for applying blinding and randomisation in animal experiments	1
Ditching the norm: Using alternative distributions for biological data analysis	1
Improving biomedical research by automated behaviour monitoring in the animal home cage – action needed for networking	1
Biological adaptation to a germ-free environment should not be mistaken as a burden for animals	1
Animal models for preventing seroma after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
An adaptable, user-friendly score sheet to monitor welfare in experimental fish	1
Determining the preferred liquid reward in adult C57BL/6 mice	1
RETRACTED: Advances in research on the biology of the desert rodent Gerbillus tarabuli : a review	1
Combining melatonin with dexmedetomidine improves anesthesia in rats	1
An innovative approach for health and safety training and occupational health program annual enrollment for laboratory animal care and use personnel	1
My journey towards higher education in laboratory animal science – a big thanks to European teaching and Laboratory Animals Limited (LAL) funding!	1
Sex and strain differences in the micropipette-guided drug administration (MDA) method in mice	1
Comparison of unilateral and bilateral embryo transfer in mice	1
New perspectives for teaching Culture of Care and their strengths and challenges	1
Insights and implications from a comparative analysis of in vitro fertilization success in Cavioidea and Muroidea rodents	1
Methods of humane killing of laboratory fish: FELASA Working Group recommendations	1
Animal researchers’ views on the publication of negative results and subsequent policy adoptions	1
Is mindset awareness the key to unlocking your research potential?	1
Sustainable education and training in laboratory animal science and ethics in low- and middle-income countries in Africa – challenges, successes, and the way forward	1
Refining urine collection in mice: Development of an innovative urine collection device	1
Case report: C57BL/6NTac and C57BL/6NCrl mice displaying neurological signs after deworming with ivermectin	1
Preclinical pilot studies: Five common pitfalls and how to avoid them	1
Spontaneous type II cell-derived bronchioloalveolar adenoma in a young ICR mouse	1
Early-life mice housed in standard stocking density reduce the spontaneous physical activity and increase visceral fat deposition before reaching adulthood	1
Genome editing for all?	1
Transversus abdominis plane block in rats: Preliminary cadaveric studies	1
Case-based teaching of experimental design – contributions for meaningful learning	1
Use of animals in dental research: Trends and ethical reflections	1
Response to Landes: Comment on Frommlet and Heinze (2021): correcting the error degrees of freedom	1
Authors Index	1
Recommendations to improve use and reporting of statistics in animal experiments	1
An innovative minimally-invasive vaginoscopic approach for intrauterine infusion in rats – an infertility perspective	1
Thanks to Reviewers	1
Cardiopulmonary, echodopplercardiographic and cardiac output effects of isoflurane anaesthesia in male sheep	1
Lymphocyte subsets and immunoglobulin levels in peripheral blood from cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) of different age groups	1
Establishment of reference intervals of haematology and biochemistry analytes in ICR mice of different ages	0
Laboratory Animals presents Special Issue Biostatistics Notes	0
Streamlining model organisms facilities operation: The benefits of a unified management structure	0
Mouse aversion to induction with isoflurane using the drop method	0
The importance of methodological detail and conceptual context when presenting laboratory animal science education tools	0
COMMITTEES	0
LAS around the globe: Animal care culture – from cultural and institutional norm, responsibility, and support standpoints	0
Giving less power to statistical power	0
Incorporating sources of correlation between outcomes: An introduction to mixed models	0
A minimally invasive bronchoscopic approach for direct delivery to murine airways and application to models of pulmonary infection	0
Lal Report	0
General and species-specific recommendations for minimal requirements for the use of cephalopods in scientific research	0
Scoring the Culture of Care as a key performance indicator in a global pharmaceutical company	0
Breeding Planning for Laboratory Mice	0
Seasonality of the estrus cycle in laboratory mice under constant conditions	0
Widespread antimicrobial use in laboratory rodent vivaria in North America revealed by a cross-sectional survey of American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine certified veterinarians	0
Investigation of circulating infectious agents in experimental Beagle dogs of a production colony and three research facilities in China from June 2021 to May 2022	0
Optimization of overhead enclosure monitoring in juvenile male Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)	0
Animal welfare assessment after severe traumatic brain injury in rats	0
Urinary bladder catheterisation of female pigs: Influence of bladder content and Escherichia coli urinary tract infection on procedural outcome	0
Vacancy for EDITOR position to join the EIC team	0
Feasibility of pair-housing of rats after cranial implant surgery	0

News from ECLAM	0
Radiographic assessment of the impact of sex and the circadian rhythm-dependent behaviour on gastrointestinal transit in the rat	0
Our 61st Annual Meeting: An exciting programme is shaping up!	0
FELASA recommendations for continuing professional development for professionals involved in animal research	0
Tembleque (SDtq) rat: A new model of leukodystrophy associated with hypomyelination and impaired oligodendrocyte maturation	0
The role of environmental enrichment in the aetiopathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus facial, periorbital and retroorbital abscesses in mice	0
Welfare complications in the male BN/Crl and RjHan:SD rat streptozotocin-induced diabetes models	0
Identification of vacuolar autophagic aggregates in the skeletal muscles of inbred C57BL/6NCrl mice	0
A new book of 3000 pages edited by SECAL for the LAS education and training on an interactive e-learning platform	0
Development of a center for automated equipment processing to transform the research enterprise configuration	0
A communication pipeline for in vivo imaging core facilities	0
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome in a female Sprague Dawley rat	0
Psychological stress and strain in laboratory animal professionals – a systematic review	0
3R Blackboard: A platform for animal and organ sharing	0
Watch out for five felasa working group recommendations	0
Variability in rat weight gain during development	0
Brakes and leverages for reducing the environmental impact of laboratory animal facilities: A case study at the Institut Pasteur	0
Detection of high antibodies titers against rat leukemia virus in an outbreak of reproductive disorders and lymphomas in Wistar rats	0
ERK1/2 modulation in the central nervous system of male and female thiamine-deficient mice with amprolium	0
Refinement of systemic guinea pig deafening in hearing research: Sensorineural hearing loss induced by co-administration of kanamycin and furosemide via the leg veins	0
Clean-catching urine from pigs: A method for collecting quality specimens for urinalysis and microbiological culturing in a laboratory environment	0
Non-surgical external jugular vein catheterization using an ear vein access in piglets	0
Defining piscine endpoints: Towards score sheets for assessment of clinical signs in fish research	0
A systematic review on reporting of refinement measures in mouse ECG telemetry implantation surgery	0
Puberty onset curve in CD (Sprague Dawley) and Long Evans outbred male rats	0
Automatic measurement of mouse visual acuity based on optomotor response: SKY optomotry	0
From virtual to real in Marseille!	0
ECLAM News	0
Rats move nesting materials to create different functional areas: Short report	0
Validation of computed tomography as a diagnostic tool in guinea pigs with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	0
Murine astrovirus (MuAstV) infection in mouse facilities in Brazil: First South American report	0
LAS around the globe: Laboratory animal science in India: ‘Where we are’	0
Bibliometric analysis on cannibalism/infanticide and maternal aggression towards pups in laboratory rodents	0
Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block in sheep: A cadaveric study	0
Thanks to Reviewers	0
Heterogeneity of animal experiments and how to deal with it	0
Pre-immunization of diet-induced obese male mice with inactivated pathogens increases power in a liraglutide intervention study	0
The (re)turn of the 3Rs: an inquiry into the normative nature of Russell and Burch’s principles of humane experimental technique – their misunderstanding, reform and implementation through an ethics t	0
Causal mediation analysis: How to avoid fooling yourself that X causes Y	0
Understanding p-values and significance	0
Effects of Directive 2010/63/EU on research on wild-sourced animals: a review of publication trends in studies on captive wild mice ( Apodemus sp.)	0
News from the EIC team	0
GV-SOLAS celebrated its 60th birthday at the 2024 annual conference!	0
Periodic stays in a ‘playcage’ as an environmental enrichment measure for laboratory rats housed in individually ventilated cages: Short report	0
The effectiveness of educational workshops in improving the knowledge and attitude of attendees in laboratory animal science: A pre- and post-intervention design in Iran	0
Validity of a novel ex vivo porcine liver perfusion model for studying haemostatic products	0
Mouse strain-specific habituation to oral metamizole administration	0
Abstracts of 15th FELASA congress 2022	0
Statistical design for health monitoring in laboratory animal facilities using sentinel animals	0
FELASA recommendations for the rehoming of animals used for scientific and educational purposes	0
The implementation of tunnel handling in a mouse breeding facility revealed strain-specific behavioural responses	0
Current practices of pain assessment and analgesic use in laboratory mice: A 2022 FELASA Working Group survey	0
Bayesian statistical concepts with examples from rodent toxicology studies	0
Facility design and management. Strategies for high level biocontainment	0
Eugenol as anesthetic for Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae)	0
Comparison of two bedding types on the breeding fecundity of C57BL/6J mice	0
Research sense: Incorporating animals’ sensory capacities in animal care and study design	0
Evaluation of the effect of tramadol, paracetamol and metamizole on the severity of experimental colitis	0
An Objective Structured Laboratory Animal Science Examination (OSLASE) to ensure researchers’ professional competence in laboratory animal science	0
Why serology just is not enough: Strategic parvovirus risk assessment using a novel qPCR assay	0
Comparison of artery diameters in the Aachen minipig serving as a human intracranial in vivo model	0
Tramadol/paracetamol treatment attenuates the development of collagen antibody-induced arthritis and interferes with prednisolone treatment in mice	0
Comprehensive review of animal models in diabetes research using chemical agents	0
XVI SECAL Congress	0
Impact of sex differences on the induction and evolution of clinical signs of an end-stage liver disease rat model	0
Implications of stress for animal welfare and animal-based research	0
XVII SECAL CONGRESS Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 14–17 November 2023	0
LAS around the globe. Balancing between bureaucracy and good science in Greece	0
Survey among FELASA members about rehoming of animals used for scientific and educational purposes	0
The success of the 15th FELASA congress	0
Evaluating rearing behaviour as a model-specific pain indicator in mouse osteotomy models	0
Murine chapparvovirus (MuCPV)/mouse kidney parvovirus (MKPV) eradication by cross foster rederivation	0
When less is more: Experimental Bishop–Koop technique for reduction in the use of laboratory animals for intestinal pathophysiological studies	0
Pharmacokinetics of single dose levobupivacaine after peri-incisional subcutaneous infiltration in anaesthetized domestic pigs	0
Call for submissions: Special issue on short introductory notes on biostatistics	0
Watching me … watching you: Training and assessment in a virtual world	0
Innovative care protocol successfully rehabilitates non-human primates after MPTP-induced parkinsonism: Preliminary evidence from a restricted cohort of African Green Monkeys ( Chloroce	0
The use of performance-based outcomes in achieving better global harmonisation in the care and use of animals in research	0
Education in laboratory animal science and the 3Rs	0
To our esteemed colleague J-P	0
Spontaneous hepatocellular and gastric tumours in African clawed frogs ( Xenopus laevis )	0
Pitfalls in the analysis conditions of canine brain perfusion computed tomography	0
Nomenclature for standardized designation of diploid genotypes in genetically modified laboratory animals	0
Words from the FELASA President	0
Shelved cages impact affective behavior in Sprague Dawley rats – implications for animal welfare	0
If you cannot make it to Marseille, attend virtually or join us in Athens 2025	0
Mouse isoflurane anesthesia using the drop method	0
Isolated perfusion of pig kidney segments to study renal function: a translational model for human kidneys	0
A scoping review on reporting of methods in DSS colitis mouse models	0
Retraction: “Advances in research on the biology of the desert rodent Gerbillus tarabuli: a review”	0
Perceived professional quality of life and mental well-being among animal facility personnel in Spain	0
Pathologic copulatory lock in a genetically engineered laboratory mouse breeding pair	0
Evaluating cervical dislocation methods, without using tension on the tail, for humanely killing adult laboratory mice	0
Media training: ‘Communicating your animal research’, SECAL-EARA	0
Inconsistent terminology in rodent anatomy hinders appropriate blood sampling in laboratory animal science: A review of blood sampling techniques on the head of mice	0