Charlotte Burn
The pen is milder than the blade: Identification marking mice using ink on the tail appears more humane than ear-punching even with local anaesthetic
Burn, Charlotte; Mazlan, Nur-Hidayu; Chancellor, Natalie; Wells, Dominic
Authors
Nur-Hidayu Mazlan
Natalie Chancellor
Dominic Wells
Abstract
Identification marking mice commonly involves ear-punching with or without anaesthetic, or tail-marking with ink. To identify which is most humane, we marked male BALB/c mice using ear-punching (EP), ear-punching with anaesthetic EMLATM cream (EP+A), or permanent marker pen (MP). We compared marked mice, their unmarked cagemates, and control mice (n=12-13/group) for 5 weeks, reapplying MP weekly. Treatment-blind observations following marking showed that EP and EP+A mice were allogroomed (P
Citation
Burn, C., Mazlan, N., Chancellor, N., & Wells, D. (2021). The pen is milder than the blade: Identification marking mice using ink on the tail appears more humane than ear-punching even with local anaesthetic. Animals, 11, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061664
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 31, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 3, 2021 |
Publication Date | Jun 3, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Jan 28, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 18, 2021 |
Journal | Animals |
Print ISSN | 2076-2615 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Article Number | 1664 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061664 |
Keywords | Animal welfare, Mice, Animal behaviour |
Public URL | https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1443364 |
Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061664 |
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