As a service for our scientists, the mouse facility at the FLI offers the sanitation of mouse lines, which means that mouse lines are moved into a facility with a higher hygiene status through the…
Typical tasks of our animal caretakers are the daily health check of the mice, changing of water bottles and feeding of the animals. During the weekly change of the cages, the mice are placed in…
The staff of the mouse facility takes care of the animals every day of the week. Animal caretakers and veterinarians regularly check the animals' state of health and treat any symptoms…
FLI Mouse Facility
In contrast to wild mice, laboratory mice live in a standardized and specific pathogen-free environment.
We take numerous measures to ensure optimal conditions for keeping the…
Wild mice vs laboratory mice
Also at FLI, mice are an important animal organism, e.g. in research on age-related processes such as muscle atrophy, colon cancer and stem cell aging. Mice in animal…
Mouse as Model Organism
For over a hundred years, people have been using mice to do research. Initially, because it is rather simple and inexpensive to keep mice and they are quite short-lived with…
Animal Facility Mouse
Basic research at FLI aims at understanding the biological mechanisms that lead to age-related impairments and diseases.
Although many biomedical processes can already be…