Most of the mice held at the Max Planck Institutes come from the Institutes’ own breeding programmes, though some are also obtained from professional breeders of lab animals. Trained animal keepers ...

In fact, part of why scientists adopted mice early on as a model system is because people were already breeding “fancy mice” ...

During the nineteenth century, the house mouse became "an object of fancy" in Europe as well (Sage, 1981), and British, Chinese, and Japanese traders brought animals back and forth to develop new ...

Under optimal environmental conditions with plenty of food and nesting material, commensal mice living inside temperature-controlled buildings can breed throughout the year (Rowe, 1981; Sage, 1981).

where the first 'fancy' mouse breeds were developed. By the late 1800s, these mutants attracted the attention of mouse collectors and distributors in Europe and the United States. Unusual coat ...

Male mice kept in outer space in special cages can retain their ability to breed, according to a study that could provide a sense of comfort to astronauts on extended stays far from Earth.

tens of millions of mice are studied as a proxy for the human brain in labs. They’re small, they breed quickly, and they’re relatively easy to genetically manipulate, making mice ubiquitous in ...

"Jenny Boyd describes some additions we made to our mouse boxes, to provide cover and variety in the ... of this trait to help with the management of the animal. We maintain our breeding colony, in ...

HATFIELD TWP., Pa. - Did you lose a fancy breed pigeon lately? A pigeon was spotted hanging around the Trolley Stop Deli in Hatfield Borough Tuesday, according to a news release from borough police.

It turns out that Buffalo was once a mecca for pigeon keeping, including breeding fancy pigeons and racing pigeons. But these days, due to attrition, the pigeon scene is not what it once was ...