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. 2016 Jan 5;6(1):e702. doi: 10.1038/tp.2015.200

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Several measures of the quantity and quality of maternal care do not distinguish dams in routine cage environment (CTL) from those in limited bedding/nesting (LBN) cages. (a) Total duration of nursing was not significantly different. (b) Durations of arched-back nursing, considered a measure of optimal quality of maternal care, were similar between groups. (c) Duration of time spent licking/grooming pups were comparable in CTL and LBN dams (all P>0.05, Student's t-tests). When separate analyses were performed for nurturing behaviors during the light phase or the dark phase, (d) nursing, (e) arched-back nursing and (f) licking/grooming times did not differ between groups (all P>0.05, Bonferroni's post hoc test). Values are provided in seconds, and are sum of observations over two 50-min periods per day for 8 days. (n=6 per group). Data presented as box and whisker plot show the 10th and 90th percentiles. Horizontal bars represent mean values. CTL, control.