title: Commercial cotton nesting material as a predisposing factor for conjunctivitis in athymic nude mice.
abstract: Environmental enrichment for rodents is beneficial, but compatibility between the enrichment device and the rodent strain must also be considered. The authors present a case in which the use of a specific form of environmental enrichment--cotton bedding material--proved detrimental to the health of athymic nude mice, increasing the likelihood of conjunctivitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research Animal Resources, University of Minnesota, Mayo Mail Code 351, 420 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Bazille
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Walden
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Koniar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gunther
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D003368:Gossypium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology