N Sachser

Original

Sachser, Norbert

Effects of environmental enrichment on males of a docile inbred strain of mice

Authors

V Marashi, A Barnekow, N Sachser

2004

Publication/Journal

Physiology & Behavior

Keywords

housing condition, aggression, play, variability of experimental results, standardization, animal welfare, stress, corticosterone, adrenal tyrosine hydroxylase, adrenocortical system, adrenomedullary system, immune system, cell surface antigens, immunoglobulins, cytokines

Prenatal stress does not impair coping with challenge later in life

Authors

K Kemme, S Kaiser, N Sachser

2008

Publication/Journal

Physiology & Behavior

Keywords

prenatal social stress, unstable social environment, guinea pig, adaptation, maternal effects, hpa-axis, testosterone

Effects of different forms of environmental enrichment on behavioral, endocrinological, and immunological parameters in male mice

Authors

V Marashi, A Barnekow, E Ossendorf, N Sachser

2003

Publication/Journal

Hormones and Behavior

Keywords

aggression, play, stress, animal welfare, corticosterone, adrenal tyrosine hydroxylase, adrenocortical system, adrenomedullary system, immune system, immunoglobulins

Analyzing corticosterone metabolites in fecal samples of mice: a noninvasive technique to monitor stress hormones

Authors

C Touma, R Palme, N Sachser

2004

Publication/Journal

Hormones and Behavior

Keywords

mouse, corticosterone, noninvasive monitoring, feces, steroid metabolites, adrenocortical activity, acth challenge, dexamethasone suppression, circadian rhythm, behavioral science

Female influences on pair formation, reproduction and male stress responses in a monogamous cavy (Galea monasteriensis)

Authors

O Adrian, S Kaiser, N Sachser, P Jandewerth, P Löttker, JT Epplen, MB Hennessy

2008

Publication/Journal

Hormones and Behavior

Keywords

cortisol, female choice, galea monasteriensis, guinea pig, monogamy, muenster yellow-toothed cavy, pair bond, paternity, separation, social preference, reunion

Living in a dangerous world decreases maternal care: A study in serotonin transporter knockout mice

Authors

RS Heiming, C Bodden, F Jansen, L Lewejohann, S Kaiser, K Lesch, R Palme, N Sachser

2011

Publication/Journal

Hormones and Behavior

Keywords

adaptation, anxiety, behavioral profile, corticosterone, early adversity, maternal care, maternal effects, prenatal stress, 5-htt knockout mice

Voluntary animal welfare assessment of mass-produced farm animal housing equipment using a standardised procedure

Authors

U Knierim, D Hesse, E Von Borell, H Herrmann, C Müller, H Rauch, N Sachser, F Zerbe

2003

Publication/Journal

Animal Welfare

Keywords

animal welfare, animal welfare assessment, cattle, horses, pigs, poultry

Early social instability affects plasma testosterone during adolescence but does not alter reproductive capacity or measures of stress later in life

Authors

K Siegeler, J Wistuba, OS Damm, N von Engelhardt, N Sachser, S Kaiser

2013

Publication/Journal

Physiology & Behavior

Keywords

prenatal, reproduction, social environment, stress system activity, testosterone, wild cavy

Looking on the bright side of bias—Validation of an affective bias test for laboratory mice

Authors

DM Graulich, S Kaiser, N Sachser, SH Richter

2016

Publication/Journal

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords

affective bias test, animal welfare, cognitive bias, emotion assessment, environmental enrichment, laboratory mice