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The field of laboratory animal enrichment is continually evolving. New enrichment products, methodologies, and protocols are being developed, revised and updated daily, and for good reason: enrichment is a critical component to improving and maintaining the health and well-being of laboratory animals. With research budgets tightening, there is increasing emphasis on streamlining operational efficiencies and standardizing best practices. Organizations are being asked to do more with less. Faced with these fiscal constraints, the research community is rising to the challenge, demonstrating creative and innovative ways to maximize enrichment, implementing and adopting new enrichment programs, and leading the way as models of efficiency. With limited resources, it’s important that the enrichment tools that animals do receive are of high quality and nutritional value and can be used in multiple ways. Nutritional enrichment is one area that can accomplish those needs in a cost effective format.