Orosz, G. 2022. Mouse food hopper dividers for a refined feeding method. Animal Technology and Welfare 21(3), 160–176.

This project aimed to establish whether a different method of presenting diet “ad-libitum” to laboratory mice could lower the negative consequences of exceess food, such as decreased quality, palatability and increased cost. The main aim of this project was to refine the eway laboratory mice are fed which could have a positive impact not only on unnecessary diet waste but also animal welfare. In this project the current practice, which was providing a fully topped up food hopper to each cage on a weekly basis, was compared with a more refined method by using a food hopper divider to provide less food to each cage which still met the actual needs of the mice.