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1Institute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science, Department of Veterinary Medicine,Freie Universität Berlin, 2Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Veterinary Medicine,Freie Universität Berlin, 3German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), 4Unit of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Biomedical Sciences,University of Veterinary Medicine
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:09Mouse Grimace Scale and Burrowing Behavior
- 02:36Nest Building Behavior
- 03:59Free Exploratory Paradigm
- 04:33Results: Assessment of Mice after General Anesthesia
- 05:45Conclusion
We developed a protocol to assess well-being in mice during procedures using general anesthesia. A series of behavioral parameters indicating levels of well-being as well as glucocorticoid metabolites were analyzed. The protocol can serve as a general aid to estimate the degree of severity in a scientific, animal-centered manner.
