Table 3.
Estimates of stress severity in relation to whether a stress procedure is described as “mild” a.
| Mice | Rats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild? | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| n | 24 | 6 | 23 | 12 |
| Variety | 7.08 (0.35) | 7.50 (0.76) | 7.41 (0.38) | 7.25 (0.46) |
| Severity | 40.4 (3.5) | 39.3 (5.3) | 26.5 (2.5) | 38.0 (5.4) |
| Burden | 21.0 (1.2) | 21.8 (2.6) | 20.1 (1.1) | 21.8 (1.5) |
a
Values are mean (standard error) For this analysis, six response were excluded where respondents reported using both mice and rats, because it was uncertain whether the stress regime reported was applied to one species or to both.