A Tubular Coprophagy-Preventing Cage for the Rat
- 1 August 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 74 (4), 473-476
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/74.4.473
Abstract
Tubular-type cages designed to prevent coprophagy in the rat are described. The cages are made with half-inch wire mesh and are about 7 to 12 inches square, with an overhang for the feed cup. The rats seem to be comfortable in these cages, eat well and grow satisfactorily (5.7 gm/day). The cages are completely effective in preventing coprophagy by both male and female rats and permit simple measurement of the amount of coprophagy practiced by rats housed in regular cages.Keywords
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