Behaviour of golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) - Vetsuisse ...
Behaviour of golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) - Vetsuisse ... Behaviour of golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) - Vetsuisse ...
ody weight at weaning (week 0)70.0052.5035.00Series123P > 0.000117.500.001,800 2,500 5,000 10,000cage size [cm 2 ]Fig. 6 Body weight at weaning in all cage sizes differed significantly among the three series: F =35.14, N = 60, P < 0.0001 covariates were: litter size and weaning age. Raw data are shown, for theanalyses the data were log-transformed.Weight gain week 0 - 13130.0097.5065.0032.500.001,800 2,500 5,000 10,000cage size [cm 2 ]Fig. 7 ANOVA of weight gain from weaning to week 13 with cage size and series as factor variablesand litter size and weaning age as covariates showed an effect of cage size, F 3, 43 = 4.03, P = 0.013.The box represents the middle 50% of the data, the horizontal line is the median. The vertical linesshow 1.5 times the interquartile range; dots are values outside this range.19
Stress hormones and organsNeither stress hormones nor the coefficient of cortisol/corticosterone differedbetween cage sizes (P > 0.1) (see also Gebhardt et al., in prep, Chapter 3).No differences were found in organ weights including the weights of the adrenalglands.20
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- Page 7 and 8: 2 Behaviour of golden hamsters (Mes
- Page 9 and 10: IntroductionHamsters are common lab
- Page 11 and 12: MethodsAnimals and housing conditio
- Page 13 and 14: weaningvideorecordingvideorecording
- Page 15 and 16: ResultsBehaviourHamsters devoted mo
- Page 17 and 18: Tab. 2 Post-hoc comparisons of runn
- Page 19 and 20: GroomingAll hamsters were observed
- Page 21: Open spaceUsage of open space was p
- Page 25 and 26: directed exploration, which, after
- Page 27 and 28: top wire. Some hamsters used to cli
- Page 29 and 30: Autopsies of the three hamsters tha
- Page 31 and 32: ReferencesBantin G.C. and Sanders P
- Page 33 and 34: Sherwin C.M., 1998. Voluntary wheel
- Page 35 and 36: 3 CAN WE TELL HAMSTERS ARE STRESSED
- Page 37 and 38: IntroductionConcentrations of gluco
- Page 39 and 40: The experiments were approved by th
- Page 41 and 42: ResultsMales had generally higher v
- Page 43 and 44: Fig. 1 The concentration of cortiso
- Page 45 and 46: ACTHLevels of ACTH were significant
- Page 47 and 48: ACTH-Challenge TestIn the ACTH-chal
- Page 49 and 50: negative feedback of cortisol: incr
- Page 51 and 52: ConclusionsSince the stress respons
- Page 53 and 54: Kuhnen, G., Werner, R. 1998. Plasma
- Page 55 and 56: 4 AppendixApp. I Cage size 1 (right
- Page 57 and 58: App. IV Behaviour catalogue. Descri
- Page 59: 5 DanksagungenIch möchte allen dan
ody weight at weaning (week 0)70.0052.5035.00Series123P > 0.000117.500.001,800 2,500 5,000 10,000cage size [cm 2 ]Fig. 6 Body weight at weaning in all cage sizes differed significantly among the three series: F =35.14, N = 60, P < 0.0001 covariates were: litter size and weaning age. Raw data are shown, for theanalyses the data were log-transformed.Weight gain week 0 - 13130.0097.5065.0032.500.001,800 2,500 5,000 10,000cage size [cm 2 ]Fig. 7 ANOVA <strong>of</strong> weight gain from weaning to week 13 with cage size and series as factor variablesand litter size and weaning age as covariates showed an effect <strong>of</strong> cage size, F 3, 43 = 4.03, P = 0.013.The box represents the middle 50% <strong>of</strong> the data, the horizontal line is the median. The vertical linesshow 1.5 times the interquartile range; dots are values outside this range.19
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