Table 2 Fecal corticosterone metabolites.

From: Effects of separated pair housing of female C57BL/6JRj mice on well-being

Housing system

Day 1 (ng/0.05 g)

Week 8 (ng/0.05 g)

Single housing

53.98 ± 11.93*

57.02 ± 11.45

Group housing

60.58 ± 16.96*

52.91 ± 13.37

Separated pair housing

96.59 ± 46.82

60.71 ± 7.05**

  1. Data are given as mean ± standard deviation. Fecal samples were analyzed from 14 single-housed, 15 group-housed, and 14 separated pair-housed mice. Overall, two single-housed mice, one group-housed mouse, and two pair-housed mice were excluded from statistics because there was not enough sample material for analysis.
  2. *p < 0.05 versus separated pair-housing.
  3. **p < 0.05 versus day 1.
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