Journals

Insights and implications from a comparative analysis of in vitro fertilization success in Cavioidea and Muroidea rodents
Lhara Ricarliany Medeiros de Oliveira and Alexsandra Fernandes Pereira
pp. 425

Compassion fatigue in laboratory animal personnel: a bibliometric analysis of global trends
John K Chipangura
pp. 440

Seasonality of the estrus cycle in laboratory mice under constant conditions
Tess M. Reichard, Caitlin H. Miller, Jay Yang and Michael J. Sheehan
pp. 450

Innovative cage-based technique for mouse urine collection
Jianhua Huang, Yan Wang, Yan Gao, Angela Tornblom, Zerek Bianchi, Alexis Garcia, Katina Cahill and Gina Savastano
pp. 464

Rodent surgeries: who is performing them and how?
Felix Gantenbein, Sonja Hartnack, Stephan Zeiter, Charlotte Calvet and Petra Seebeck
pp. 471

Impact of sex differences on the induction and evolution of clinical signs of an end-stage liver disease rat model
Ignacio Iborra, Ramon Bartoli, Ana Bargallo´, Sergi Sunye´, Alba Arde`vol, Marta Fortuny, Sara Capdevila, Helena Masnou and Rosa M Morillas
pp. 486

An innovative minimally-invasive vaginoscopic approach for intrauterine infusion in rats – an infertility perspective
Azeena Saleem, Kalyanaraman Brindha, Alan M Punnoose and Radha Vembu
pp. 497

Accuracy of smartwatches for measuring heart rate and oxygen saturation in cynomolgusmacaques compared to clinical standards
MeghanTiplady, Katya Douchant and Andrew N. Winterborn
pp. 508

Most preferred light color of female Syrian hamster during day and night
Amir Farshad Shadman
pp. 518

Innovative care protocol successfully rehabilitates non-human primates after MPTP-induced parkinsonism: Preliminary evidence from a restricted cohort of African Green Monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus)
Tamar Ravins Yaish, Noa Eshkol Noy, Rony Kalman, Jing Guang, Halen Baker Erdman, Orilia Ben-Yishay Nizri, Shimon Firman, Xiaowei Liu, Marc Deffains, Uri Werner-Reiss, Galith Abourbeh, Zvi Israel, Hagai Bergman and Lily Iskhakova
pp. 523

News from the EIC team
Annemarie Lang, Paulin Jirkof, José Sanchez-Morgado and Jordi L Tremoleda
pp. 315

Current research and guidelines for euthanasia in laboratory fish with a focus on fathead minnows
Christine Lavalle, Stacey Clarence, Hufsa Khan, Kallie Shires and Joanne Parrott
pp. 319

Inconsistent terminology in rodent anatomy hinders appropriate blood sampling in laboratory animal science: A review of blood sampling techniques on the head of mice
Malan Sˇtrbenc
pp. 332

Cellular immune response against rabies vaccination in laboratory-bred dogs: A systematised review
Hasanthi Rathnadiwakara, Sachini Amarasekara, Florence Cliquet, Jean-Christophe Thibault, Roshan N Jalaldeen and Mangala Gunatilake
pp. 342

Comprehensive review of animal models in diabetes research using chemical agents
Sermin Algul and Oguz Ozcelik
pp. 356

Retrospective descriptive report comparing access systems to refine intravenous self-administration in rats
José G Lozeman-van’t Klooster and Heidi MB Lesscher
pp. 364

Oestrous cycle synchronization protocols in rats using cloprostenol and progesterone injections
Sophia Potapova, Viktor Stratilov, Oleg Vetrovoy, Diana Safarova and Ekaterina Tyulkova
pp. 369

Case report: C57BL/6NTac and C57BL/6NCrl mice displaying neurological signs after deworming with ivermectin
M. Eriksson and S. Nyle´n
pp. 374

Biological adaptation to a germ-free environment should not be mistaken as a burden for animals
Silvia Bolsega, André Bleich, Martina Dorsch and Marijana Basic
pp. 384

The advisory body on animal ethics of a global npharmaceutical company: A global organization to address ethical and societal concerns about animal use
Juliette Schmitt-Lemaître, Nicolas Dudoignon, Edith Stuyven and Thierry Decelle
pp. 390

Current practices of pain assessment and analgesic use in laboratory mice: A 2022 FELASA Working
Ignacio A Gomez de Segura, Saskia Seeldrayers and Paul Flecknell
pp. 396

Breeding Planning for Laboratory Mice
Johannes Schenkel, Stefan Nagel-Riedasch, Branko Zevnik and Thorsten Buch
pp. 415

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.)
Maílis Carrilho, Sophie von Merten, Maria da Luz Mathias and Joaquim T. Tapisso
pp. 145

Decision trees for determining the fate of laboratory animals
Myhailo Reshetnykov, Karen Stumm, Michael Zwick and Jan Baumgart
pp. 157

Mouse aversion to induction with isoflurane using the drop method
Maya J. Bodnar, I. Joanna Makowska, Courtney T. Boyd, Catherine A. Schuppli and Daniel M. Weary
pp. 169

Comparison of inferior vena cava puncture under continuous cardiac perfusion with cardiac puncture in blood acquisition of the laboratory mouse
Wengang Hu, Hao Sheng, JiaCai Yang, Cheng Chen, Ruoyu Shang, Zhihui Liu, Xiaohong Hu, Xiaorong Zhang, Weifeng He, Chibing Huang and Gaoxing Luo
pp. 178

Mouse strain-specific habituation to oral metamizole administration
Tim Schreiber, Emily Leitner, Jakob Brandstetter, Anna Richter, Sandra Lange, Dietmar Zechner, Christian Junghanss, Brigitte Vollmar and Simone Kumstel
pp. 192

Pre-immunization of diet-induced obese male mice with inactivated pathogens increases power in a liraglutide intervention study
Caroline Falkenberg, Dorte B Sørensen, Camilla HF Hansen, Martin F Toft and Axel K Hansen
pp. 203

Jacketed telemetry in rats: a novel non-invasive method for cardiorespiratory phenotyping during treadmill exercise
Stéphane Tanguy, Agathe Cambier, Leandro Fontana-Pires, Timothé Flenet, Charles Eynard, Julie Fontecave-Jalon, Pierre-Yves Gumery and Franc¸ois Boucher
pp. 215

An adaptable, user-friendly score sheet to monitor welfare in experimental fish
Mathilde Flueck-Giraud, Heike Schmidt-Posthaus, Alessandra Bergadano and Irene Adrian-Kalchhauser
pp. 226

Cardiorespiratory, hemodynamic, and sedative effects of dexmedetomidine in sheep
Janainne Hilbig Gomes, Isabela Plazza Bittar, Rauane Sousa de Moura, Bruna Ginú Prado and Leandro Guimarães Franco
pp. 242

Pitfalls in the analysis conditions of canine brain perfusion computed tomography
Kazuya Kushida, Kodai Tashiro, Masaaki Katayama, Ryuji Fukushima and Miori Kishimoto
pp. 253

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
Siavash Ahmadi-Noorbakhsh, Jila Sadighi, Zahra Hatami and Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki
pp. 261

Preceding sevoflurane inhalation in rats reduces the stress of intraperitoneal injection both in inexperienced experimenters and subject rats
Hidetoshi Ishibashi and Hideyuki Motohashi
pp. 272

Animal researchers’ views on the publication of negative results and subsequent policy adoptions
Carlos Oscar S Sorzano, Daniel G Hamilton and Eva Mendez
pp. 276

Extended oxygen supplementation after thoracotomy in rats may improve welfare
Bryony Few and Alex Dugdale
pp. 283

Spontaneous hepatocellular and gastric tumours in African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis)
Bernat Martí-García, Simon L Priestnall, Yolanda Saavedra Torres and Alejandro Suárez-Bonnet
pp. 290

Comment on Frommlet and Heinze (2021): Correcting the error degrees of freedom
Reid D. Landes
pp. 299

Response to Landes: Comment on Frommlet and Heinze (2021): correcting the error degrees of freedom
Georg Heinze and Florian Frommlet
pp. 303

Facility design and management: modern challenges and sustainability
Silvina L Diaz, Patrick Sharp and Xavier Warot
pp. 8

Streamlining model organisms facilities operation: The benefits of a unified management structure
Manuel Rebelo, Joana Bom, Ana C Borges, Rute Marques, Marília Pereira, Ana S Leocádio, Liliana Vieira, Ana Ribeiro, Liliana Vale, Inês Santos, Sandra Crisóstomo, Vera Nunes, Maysa Franco, Adérito Vieira, Pedro Pinto, Ana R Machado and Jocelyne Demengeot
pp. 11

Development of a center for automated equipment processing to transform the research enterprise configuration
Philip J Richter Jr, Albert LeClair and Harry Lim
pp. 23

A communication pipeline for in vivo imaging core facilities
Vasileios Ntafis
pp. 34

Reusing zebrafish facility equipment: Planning, investment and what we have learned
Olga M Fernández-Rodriguez, Emilio Cortés, Pablo Pelegrín, Laura Maldonado, Jesus Fernández, Jose Penalver, Khrystyna Ostrovska, Maria T Fernández, Pablo Ramírez and Maria L Cayuela
pp. 40

Brakes and leverages for reducing the environmental impact of laboratory animal facilities: A case study at the Institut Pasteur
Marion Berard, Héléne da Conceição, Sébastien Bedu and Jean-Philippe Mocho
pp. 47

Murine astrovirus (MuAstV) infection in mouse facilities in Brazil: First South American report
Marcia S C Oliveira, Tatiana X Castro, Camila F Baez, Simone Ramos, Gabriel R Azevedo, Carolina M de Castro, Ana Clara SS de Paula, Laura MB Levy, Emanuelle da S do Nascimento and Rafael B Varella
pp. 58

Murine chapparvovirus (MuCPV)/mouse kidney parvovirus (MKPV) eradication by cross foster rederivation
Ibrahim Faseeh, Vatthana Vongphakham and Patrick Sharp
pp. 63

Moving from guideline recommendations to practical, reasonable proposals: Biosafety considerations, breeding performance and challenges during specific pathogen-free animal facility enlargement
Maschi Fabricio, Laborde Juan, Carriquiriborde Martín, Milocco Silvana, Almirón Johana, Resasco Agustina and Ayala Miguel
pp. 75

Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) characterisation of mouse inbred strains bred at MRC-National Institute for Medical Research
José M Sánchez-Morgado
pp. 83

Management of zoonoses in research institutions – lessons learned from a Coxiella burnetii outbreak case
Pia KS Ostach, André Dülsner, Anne Keil andStefan Nagel-Riedasch
pp. 93

Facility design and management. Strategies for high level biocontainment
Mike Dennis, Michael Charlton, Samantha Elam and Sarah Wolfensohn
pp. 104

An innovative approach for health and safety training and occupational health program annual enrollment for laboratory animal care and use personnel
Scott J Patlovich, Robert J Emery, Kristin G King, Zackary B Becker, Rebecca B Kairis, Mary A Robinson, Joy M Harrison, George Delclos and William B Perkison
pp. 113

The use of performance-based outcomes in achieving better global harmonisation in the care and use of animals in research
Dewi K Rowlands and Javier Guillén
pp. 120

The FELASA 2025 Congress will take place in Athens, Greece, on 2–5 June 2025
Jean-Philippe Mocho
pp. 133

To our esteemed colleague J-P
Jordi Tremoleda, Paulin Jirkof, Annemarie Lang and José M Sanchez-Morgado
pp. 510

The culture of care to enhance laboratory animal personnel well-being: a scoping review
Heidi L Morahan, Shari Cohen, Lisa Bero and Kieron B Rooney
pp. 515

Animal models for preventing seroma after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Steven E.M. Poos, Bob P. Hermans, Harry van Goor and Richard P.G. ten Broek
pp. 530

Comparison of two bedding types on the breeding fecundity of C57BL/6J mice
Jessica L. Pinckard, Lauren A. Gibson and Wendy R. Williams
pp. 545

The implementation of tunnel handling in a mouse breeding facility revealed strain-specific behavioural responses
Katharina Hohlbaum, Roswitha Merle, Ramona Warnke, Stefan Nagel-Riedasch, Christa Tho¨ne-Reineke and Kristina Ullmann
pp. 552

Establishment of reference intervals of haematology and biochemistry analytes in ICR mice of different ages
Suresh Patel, Satish Patel, Ashvin Kotadiya, Samir Patel, Bhavesh Shrimali, Tushar Patel, Harshida Trivedi, Vishal Patel, Jogeswar Mahapatra and Mukul Jain
pp. 565

Variability in rat weight gain during development
Pablo Vázquez-Borsetti
pp. 579

Non-invasive acquisition of vital data in anesthetized rats using laser and radar application
Toshiaki Kawabe, Shota Kita, Isao Ohmura, Ryuji Michino, Hidenori Watanabe, Guanghao Sun and Seiya Inoue
pp. 591

Pharmacokinetics of single dose levobupivacaine after peri-incisional subcutaneous infiltration in anaesthetized domestic pigs
Tilen Vake, Tomaž Snoj, Maja Čemažar, Urša Lampreht Tratar, Urban Stupan, Alenka Seliškar, Jan Plut, Tina Kosjek, Helena Plešnik and Marina Štukelj
pp. 602

Refining urine collection in mice: Development of an innovative urine collection device
Mélodie Douté, Céline Monzali, Antonino Nicoletti, Giuseppina Caligiuri and Marc Clement
pp. 612

Fin clipping does not increase opercular beat rate in tricaine-treated zebrafish
Martin D Burkhalter and Melanie Philipp
pp. 616

Spontaneous type II cell-derived bronchioloalveolar adenoma in a young ICR mouse
Minkyoung Sung, Soo-Eun Sung, Joo-Hee Choi, Yujeong Lee, Kyung-Ku Kang, SunHee Park, Duyeol Kim and Sijoon Lee
pp. 621

Guidance on the assessment of learning outcomes for those designing procedures and projects – Report of an ETPLAS Working Group
Ismene A Dontas, Derek J Fry, David I Lewis, Kenneth Applebee, Martje Fentener van Vlissingen, Katerina Marinou and Johannes Schenkel
pp. 626

GV-SOLAS celebrated its 60th birthday at the 2024 annual conference!
Sabine Bischoff and Bettina Kranzlin
pp. 640