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Addressing animal welfare from a behavioral perspective

Ways of measuring the impact of husbandry training and environmental enrichment are discussed.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Laule, G. E. 1995. Addressing animal welfare from a behavioral perspective. American Zoo And Aquarium Association (AZA) Annual Conference Proceedings, 333-337.

When is environmental enrichment most effective?

General considerations for the development of an effective enrichment program in the zoo setting.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Lacinak, C. T., Turner, T. N., Kuczaj, S. A. 1995. When is environmental enrichment most effective? American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Annual Conference Proceedings, 324-327.

The Shape of Enrichment: The first generation

Co-Editors of The Shape of Enrichment outline some basic principles of environmental enrichment in the zoo setting and review a few articles published in the Newsletter.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Hare, V. J., Worley, K. E. 1995. The Shape of Enrichment: The first generation. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Annual Conference Proceedings, 180-186.

Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals (Second Edition)

Photographic documentation of enforced restraint and handling techniques.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: All/General, Amphibian, Baboon, Bird, Capuchin, Cat, Cattle, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla, Crocodile & Alligator, Dog, Equine, Fish, Gerbil, Gibbon, Goat, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Lemur, Lizard, Macaque, Marine Mammal, Marmoset, Mole Rat, Mouse, Nonhuman Primate, Other Animal, Other Nonhuman Primate, Other Rodent, Owl Monkey, Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Reptile, Rodent, Sheep, Snake, Squirrel Monkey, Turtle & Tortoise, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Fowler, M. E. 1995. Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals (Second Edition). Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA.

Norwegian Animal Welfare Act

This Act applies to live animals, birds, toads, frogs, salamanders, reptiles, fish, and crustaceans.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: All/General, Amphibian, Bird, Crustacean, Fish, Frog & Toad, Reptile, Salamander

Citation: Ministry of Agriculture 1995. Norwegian Animal Welfare Act. Ministry of Agriculture, Oslo, Norway.

Eleven principles for improving the quality of captive animal life

Discussion of the strategies and goals of environmental enrichment.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Markowitz, H., Gavazzi, A. 1995. Eleven principles for improving the quality of captive animal life. Lab Animal 30(2), 30-33.

Laws relevant to animal research in the United States

Comprehensive analysis and discussion of various laws, in particular the Animal Welfare Act and its Regulations. Obviously, then some mechanism needs to be developed that will exclude invasive research that produces no benefit, but simply advances trivial knowledge or careers...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Rollin, B. E. 1995. Laws relevant to animal research in the United States. In: Laboratory Animals - An Introduction for Experimenters, Second Edition. Tuffery, A. A. (ed), 67-86. John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY.

Environmental enrichment: Increasing the biological relevance of captive environments

A critical evaluation of selected inanimate enrichment studies. I suggest that the primary problem is the lack of a general theoretical framework for environmental enrichment.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Newberry, R. C. 1995. Environmental enrichment: Increasing the biological relevance of captive environments. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 44, 229-243.

Practical ideas for refinement in animal experiments

General consideration pertaining to refinement. The notion of refinement is that suffering should be reduced to the minimum consistent with attaining the scientific objectives of the experiment. .. Refinement can be defined not only as ways in which animal suffering...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Morton, D. B. 1995. Practical ideas for refinement in animal experiments. In: Proceedings of the Animals in Science Conference, Perspectives of Their Use, Care and Welfare. Johnston, N. E. (ed.), 157-167. Research Ethics Unit, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

Enrichment for farm animals

Review of basic principles of adequate housing and handling of farm animals in the research laboratory setting.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: All/General, Bird, Cattle, Chicken, Equine, Pig, Sheep

Citation: Appleby, M. C. 1995. Enrichment for farm animals. Animal Welfare Information Center [AWIC] Resource Series 2, 63-67.