MisterMiceGuy was exploring increasing fat content in the diet of nursing mothers with the addition of Avocado Oil. I mixed a batch of “Love Mash” using avocado oil instead of cod liver oil. Additionally, Mazuri mouse feed was coated in Avocado Oil before being added to the food hopper. A nursing female, Dopamine, who wasContinue reading “Avocado Oil”
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Improving Mouse Breeding Success With Nutrition
So here at MisterMiceGuy I have been having trouble getting my mice to reproduce and so I’ve been exploring potential factors that might being impairing my mice from breeding. I’ve been looking into factors such as parasites as well as improving nutrition to overcome this hurdle. Something that can affect breeding and pup survival isContinue reading “Improving Mouse Breeding Success With Nutrition”
The Common Mouse Mite, Myocoptes musculinus
Mites are a common problem in laboratory mice with somewhere around 33% of research institutions reporting at least one colony infection of mites (Mook and Benjamin 2008). The most common species being the surface-feeding species, Myocoptes musculinus (Mook and Benjamin 2008). The life cycle of Myocoptes musculinus ranges from 8 to 14 day with eggsContinue reading “The Common Mouse Mite, Myocoptes musculinus”
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