Publications
Please note: Shepherd Specialty Papers will cease production of corncob bedding at the close of 2025. The decision to discontinue Shepherd’s corncob bedding stems from one critical issue: variability.
At Shepherd Specialty Papers, our mission has always been bigger than business. We are proud to be the only bedding manufacturer solely dedicated to the biomedical research industry, with a targeted focus: Research Integrity, Animal Health & Welfare and Operational Productivity. Our goal is to deliver products that support reliable, translatable research and advance good science.
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Corncob Bedding In Research
Bedding as a variable affecting fasting blood glucose and vascular... in mice
The Epidemiology of fighting in group-housed laboratory mice
A Novel Endocrine-Disrupting Agent in Corn with Mitogenic Activity...
The extent and function of 'food grinding' in the laboratory mouse
Role of Endotoxin in grain dust-induced lung inflammation in mice
Leukotoxin Diols from Ground Corncob Bedding Disrupt Estrous...
NIH- Lenderking Performance of Various Bedding Types
The Epidemiology of fighting in group-housed laboratory mice
Enrichment
Home Improvement: C57BL/6J Mice Given More Naturalistic Nesting Materials Build Better Nests
Some like it hot: Mouse temperature preferences in laboratory housing
Providing Enrichment Tools to Rodents that are Food-Chewers
PFAS Publications
PFAS Forever Chemicals (also PFOA, PFOS)
Yale Study: "Forever Chemicals" Promote Cancer Cell Migration
Study Links synthetic chemicals to liver damage
Perfluoroalkyl Substance Serum Concentrations and Cholesterol Absorption-Inhibiting Medication Ezetimibe
PFAS Exposure and Antibody Response to COVID-19 Vaccine Study