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Four faces of operant conditioning

Training techniques are discussed.

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Pratte, J. 2004. Four faces of operant conditioning. Animal Keepers' Forum 31(11), 454-466.

Applying animal learning theory: training captive animals to comply with veterinary and husbandry procedures

The purpose of this article is to explain clearly and simply the basics of training animals for husbandry and veterinary procedures.

Year Published: 2004Topics: Animal TrainingAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Young, R. J., Cipreste, C. F. 2004. Applying animal learning theory: training captive animals to comply with veterinary and husbandry procedures. Animal Welfare 13, 225-232.

Laboratory routines cause animal stress

Based on a literature review the conclusion was drawn that routine handling, venipuncture, and orogastic gavage lead to elevations of heart rate, blood pressure, and glucocorticoid concentrations that persist for 30 to 60 min or more following the event, suggesting...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: All/General, Mouse, Nonhuman Primate, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Balcombe, J. P., Barnard, N. D., Sandusky, C. 2004. Laboratory routines cause animal stress. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 43(6), 42-51.

Stereotypical behavior: A LAREF discussion

The paucity of success stories supports the findings that neurologicl altereations are associated with the development of stereotypical behavior patterns which tend to be irreversible.

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Anonymous 2004. Stereotypical behavior: A LAREF discussion. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 43(3), 3-4.

Looking after animals kept in research laboratories

The following discussion took place on the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum [LAREF] in December 2003. .. In my experience in a biomedical research setting it is exceedingly rare to have researchers who get into the muck. We have...

Year Published: 2004Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Anonymous 2004. Looking after animals kept in research laboratories. Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) Quarterly 53(2), 14-15.

Self-injurious biting in laboratory animals: A discussion

The following discussion took place on the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum [LAREF] in January 2004. Kate Baker, Tulane Primate Center, Covington; Sonja Banjanin, University of Toronto, Canada; Jas Barley, Southampton General Hospital, England; Lorraine Bell, University of Colorado-Health...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Anonymous 2004. Self-injurious biting in laboratory animals: A discussion. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 43(2), 11-13.

Hong Kong – Code of Practice Care and Use of Animals for Experimental Purposes

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Animal Welfare Advisory Group 2004. Hong Kong - Code of Practice Care and Use of Animals for Experimental Purposes. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong.

Emotionality in the animal research laboratory

It is almost impossible not to develop an affectionate relationship with the animals in one's charge and hence feel sadness, grief, and frustration if one of them is subjected to avoidable suffering and killed at the end of the research...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Anonymous 2004. Emotionality in the animal research laboratory. Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) Quarterly 53(4), 16-17.

Rules of good practice in the care of laboratory animals used in biomedical research

In the present work, a general overview of the rules of good practice in caring for laboratory animals is provided, focusing on housing conditions and the proper means of handling animals, including the importance of the relationship or bond between...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Valanzano, A. 2004. Rules of good practice in the care of laboratory animals used in biomedical research. Annali dell' Istituto Superiore di Sanit? 40(2), 201-203.

Mandatory enriched housing of laboratory animals: The need for evidence-based evaluation

Environmental enrichment for laboratory animals has come to be viewed as a potential method for improving animal well-being in addition to its original sense as a paradigm for learning how experience molds the brain. It is suggested that the term...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Benefiel, A. C., Dong, W. K., Greenough, W. T. 2005. Mandatory enriched housing of laboratory animals: The need for evidence-based evaluation. ILAR Journal 46(2), 95-105.