Thermal comfort in laboratory mice and why it matters
Nuno Henrique Franco, Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (I3S Consortium), Portugal
July 05, 2024 | 15h30 | Hybrid Seminar (Zoom Link: https://fc-up-pt.zoom.us/j/84429728251)
Small rodent species are endothermic, as adults. While their coping mechanisms for high temperatures are limited, they can adapt to the cold through metabolically generated heat and behavioural strategies. However, since temperatures at which mice are usually kept in captivity can be considerably below their thermal neutral point, mice are likely to be chronically cold and under physiological stress. This not only raises animal welfare issues, but also about the results from studies under these conditions. This talk will address such issues, as well as cover means of studying temperature variations non-invasively, currently used at the i3S.
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