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Training as a tool in animal husbandry, medical care ad research

Through the use of positive methods and a consistent and clear 2-way communication system , we can develop a bond with our animals based on trust and the animals' understanding of the rules of the game .

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Brando, S. 2007. Training as a tool in animal husbandry, medical care and research. Institute of Animal Technology [IAT] Congress, 34.

Definition of criteria for overall assessment of animal welfare

Welfare is multidimensional, comprising good health, comfort, expression of behaviour. Its overall assessment therefore requires a multicriteria evaluation. We propose a set of 12 subcriteria grouped into four criteria: feeding, housing, health and appropriate behaviour including expression of social behaviours,...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Botreau, R., Veissier, I., Butterworth, A. et al. 2007. Definition of criteria for overall assessment of animal welfare. Animal Welfare 16(2), 225-228.

Emotions and cognition: a new approach to animal welfare

Cognitive processes could be manipulated and measured to provide new insights into how not only emotions but also more persistent affective states can be assessed in animals. There is an emerging view that good welfare requires not only teh absence...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Boissy, A., Arnould, C., Chaillou, E. 2007. Emotions and cognition: a new approach to animal welfare. Animal Welfare 16(S), 37-43.

Enrichment and primate centers: Closing the gap between research and practice

Facilities with thorough IACUC reviews of enrichment issues provided social housing for a significantly larger proportion of primates in biomedical research studies than did those with rare IACUC reviews.

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Baker, K. C. 2007. Enrichment and primate centers: Closing the gap between research and practice. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 10(1), 49-54.

Animal Models in Toxicology (2nd Ed.)

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Gad, S. C. 2007. Animal Models in Toxicology (2nd Ed.). CRC/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton: FL.

Integrated approaches to developing and implementing the 3Rs at MRC NIMR

A number of different 3Rs initiatives are described. Refinement: The use of methods that alleviate or minimise potential pain, suffering or distress, and enhance animal welfare. [p 131] At NIMR [National Institute for Medical Reserch], animal technicians led the work...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: All/General, Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Fern, S. L. 2007. Integrated approaches to developing and implementing the 3Rs at MRC NIMR. Animal Technology and Welfare 6, 129-136.

Environmental enrichment: A GAP analysis

GAP analyses are tools used to inform us about the short-comings of a scientific area or necessities in social–economic problems. In the last 20 years, environmental enrichment as an area of scientific investigation has come of age; this can be...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: de Azevedo CS, Cipreste CF, Young RF. 2007. Environmental enrichment: A GAP analysis. Applied Animal Welfare Science 102(3-4), 329-343.

Genetic engineering and other factors that might affect human-animal interactions in the research setting

The ability to carefully observe an animal's behavior is key in carrying out an animal-wellness assessment and in minimizing pain and distress. Attention to human-animal interactions in the research setting represents an opportunity for refinement for large numbers of animals...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Comber, J., Griffin, G. 2007. Genetic engineering and other factors that might affect human-animal interactions in the research setting. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 10(3), 267-277.

Examining scientific standards

On the basis of this paper's conclusions (White et al., 1989), the USDA decreased their cage size requirements and removed the increased space requirement for breeding guinea pigs. How well did the study determine the space needs of guinea pigs?...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Carbone, L. 2007. Examining scientific standards. Lab Animal 36(10), 41-43.

Environmental enrichment: mirrors, music, toys, paper-based items and wooden objects

The literature suggests that mirrors may be useful to buffer isolation stress in some species. We do not really know if being forced to listen to loud music of the personnel's liking is also to the animals' liking. If it...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General, Dog, Rabbit, Rat, Rodent

Citation: LAREF [Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum] 2007. Environmental enrichment: mirrors, music, toys, paper-based items and wooden objects. In: Making Lives Easier for Animals in Research Labs: Discussions by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. Baumans, V., Coke, C., Green, J., Moreau, E., Morton, D., Patterson-Kane, E., Reinhardt, A., Reinhardt, V., Van Loo, P. (eds), 60-71. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.