Parvoviruses of mice, minute virus of mice (MVM) and mouse parvovirus (MPV), are
challenging pathogens to eradicate from laboratory animal facilities. Due to the impediment …

Control of rodent adventitial infections in biomedical research facilities is of extreme
importance in assuring both animal welfare and high-quality research results. Sixty-three US …

Murine norovirus (MNV) and mouse parvovirus (MPV) are among the most common
adventitial viruses seen in laboratory mice, and infections arise in barrier facilities despite …

In early 2009, we experienced a widespread outbreak of mouse parvoviruses 1 and 2 (MPV)
at our institution, which encompasses approximately 50,000 cages located in 7 campus …

Mice (Mus musculus), rats (Rattus norvegicus), other rodent species, and domestic rabbits
(Oryctolagus cuniculus) have been used in research for over 100 years. During the first half …

Efficient, effective cage decontamination and the detection of infection are important to
sustainable biosecurity within animal facilities. This study compared the efficacy of cage …

Sterilization of rodent feed by steam autoclaving is a common practice in many research
institutions. Often we only consider the beneficial effects of this process—the reduction of …

Health monitoring of laboratory rodents not only improves animal health but also enhances
the validity of animal experiments. In particular, infections of laboratory animals with murine …

The goal of the current studies was to determine the risk of transmission of mouse parvovirus
(MPV) by caging and husbandry practices. To determine whether MPV can be transmitted …

Background: Autoclaving rodent diets is common in laboratory animals, but autoclaving
increases the formation of dietary advanced glycation end-products (AGE). We studied the …