Sentences with phrase «water ad libitum»

Rats were singly housed, fed rodent chow, given water ad libitum, and provided huts, bedding, chewable items, and cereal for enrichment.

Female nude mice (Harlan Laboratories) between 10 and 11 weeks of age (20g body weight) were housed in a climate - controlled environment with a 12 - h light / dark cycle and were fed standard laboratory diet with water ad libitum.

Mice were caged in groups of no more than five, fed mouse chow and given water ad libitum, and provided huts, bedding and chewable items for enrichment.

Mice had access to food (PicoLab Rodent Diet 20; LabDiet) and water ad libitum.

Macaques received food (monkey chow) and water ad libitum, and standard enrichment (food supplements, manipulatable items in cage, human interaction with caretakers, perches or swings).

Birds were fed seed and calcium - enriched (Calciboost, The Birdcare Company, Gloucestershire, UK) water ad libitum, provided with weekly nutritional and environmental supplements (hard - boiled chicken egg, fresh carrots and komatsuma, millet sprays, bathing water) and kept on a 12.5 hr - light / 11.5 hr - dark cycle.