ea0025p132 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2011
Beale Kylie
, Harrison Eleanor
, Smith Kirsty
, Kerton Angela
, Ghatei Mohammad
, Bloom Steve
, Murphy Kevin
Laboratory rats are commonly used to study energy homeostasis. To accurately record food intake or energy expenditure it is necessary to house rats individually, which can be stressful for social animals. Environmental enrichment may reduce stress and improve welfare in laboratory rodents. However, the effect of environmental enrichment on food intake and thus experimental outcome in rats is unknown. We aimed to determine the effect of environmental enrichment on food intake, ...