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A New Laboratory Research Model: The Damaraland Mole-rat and Its Managed Care

Rochelle Buffenstein, Megan Smith, Vince G. Amoroso, T. Patel, Marisa Ross, Sannam Bassanpal, Thomas J. Park, Martha A. Delaney, Cynthia Adams, José Ignacio Arroyo, Jeffrey D Fortman

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science · 2024 · ▲ 4 citations

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Abstract

The Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis) is a subterranean, hypoxia-tolerant, long-lived rodent endemic to southern and central Africa that is increasingly being used in laboratory research. Its husbandry needs and characteristics differ from traditional rodent research models. Here, we provide a brief overview of this species and discuss its captive housing and husbandry requirements for managed care and good health.

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DOI: 10.30802/aalas-jaalas-24-052
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Buffenstein, R., Smith, M., Amoroso, V.G., Patel, T., Ross, M., Bassanpal, S., Park, T.J., Delaney, M.A., Adams, C., Arroyo, J.I., & Fortman, J.D. (2024). A New Laboratory Research Model: The Damaraland Mole-rat and Its Managed Care. <em>Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science</em>. https://doi.org/10.30802/aalas-jaalas-24-052

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Buffenstein R, Smith M, Amoroso VG, Patel T, Ross M, Bassanpal S, et al. A New Laboratory Research Model: The Damaraland Mole-rat and Its Managed Care. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. 2024. doi:10.30802/aalas-jaalas-24-052.

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@unpublished{rochelle2024ANewLa, title = {A New Laboratory Research Model: The Damaraland Mole-rat and Its Managed Care}, author = {Rochelle Buffenstein and Megan Smith and Vince G. Amoroso and T. Patel and Marisa Ross and Sannam Bassanpal and Thomas J. Park and Martha A. Delaney and Cynthia Adams and José Ignacio Arroyo and Jeffrey D Fortman}, journal = {Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.30802/aalas-jaalas-24-052}, }