All/General

Integrating an environmental enrichment program with infectious disease research

Year Published: 1993Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Dexter, S. L., Bayne, K. 1993. Integrating an environmental enrichment program with infectious disease research. American Journal of Primatology 30, 307 (Abstract).

Training the basics: getting started

Basic principles of training animals to cooperate during procedures are outlined.

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: All/General

Citation: DeRoo, M. C. 1993. Training the basics: getting started. The Zooculturist 6, 7-9.

Removal of blood from laboratory mammals and birds

Since stress may cause physiological reactions which may affect the research, the method of blood sampling used should be checked for any associated changes. ... It is obviously in the interests of good science, as well as of animal welfare,...

Year Published: 1993Topics: Biological Sampling & Physiological MeasurementAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Morton, D. B., Abbot, D., Barclay, R. et al. 1993. Removal of blood from laboratory mammals and birds. Laboratory Animals 27, 1-22.

Sound levels in rooms housing laboratory animals: An uncontrolled daily variable

It is clear that the acoustic environment of laboratory animals is a daily variable that is usually uncontrolled and that may have important implications for behavioural and physiological experiments and for animal welfare.

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: All/General, Mouse, Rabbit, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Milligan, S. R., Sales, G. D., Khirnykh, K. 1993. Sound levels in rooms housing laboratory animals: An uncontrolled daily variable. Physiology and Behavior 53, 1067-1076.

The use of behavioral management techniques to reduce or eliminate abnormal behavior

Behavioral management refers to the combined use of positive reinforcement training and environmental enrichment techniques.

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Laule, G. E. 1993. The use of behavioral management techniques to reduce or eliminate abnormal behavior. Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) Newsletter 4(4), 1,2 & 8-11 .

Using training to enhance animal care and welfare

Positive reinforcement training is gaining stature among animal managers as a useful tool for enhancing animal health care and husbandry needs.

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Laule, G. E. 1993. Using training to enhance animal care and welfare. Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) Newsletter 4(1), 2 & 8-9.

Behavioral training of primates and other zoo animals for veterinary procedures

Animal training has the potential for reducing stress and creating a strong trainer/animal bond while making procedures safer for all involved.

Year Published: 1993Topics: Animal TrainingAnimal Type: All/General, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reichard, T., Laule, G. E. 1993. Behavioral training of primates and other zoo animals for veterinary procedures. Proceedings American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 65-69.

Principles of Laboratory Animal Science

General, brief recommendations. Whenever possible there should be small shelves in the cage so that the animals can sit and rest near the top of the cage.

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Van Zutphen, L. F. M., Baumans, V., Beyner, A. C. 1993. Principles of Laboratory Animal Science. A Contribution to the Humane Use and Care of Animals and to the Quality of Experimental Results. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Evolving a behavioral management program in a breeding/research setting

For behavioral management to be truly integrated into operational policies, someone who is directly responsible for the behavioral management should be involved at the level of policy making.

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Bloomsmith, M. A. 1994. Evolving a behavioral management program in a breeding/research setting. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Annual Conference Proceedings 4(1), 8-13.

Laboratory animal studies: poor design + faulty analysis = unnecessary suffering

Unnecessary animal use results in unnecessary animal suffering, both of which should lead to action by authorities responsible for the legislation under which only scientifically-justifiable and therefore necessary animal procedures are permitted. At present, it is too easy to justify...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Balls, M. 1994. Laboratory animal studies: poor design + faulty analysis = unnecessary suffering. ATLA (Alternatives to Laboratory Animals) 22, 308-309.