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Rethinking Environmental Enrichment? Assessing the Efficacy of Enrichment Strategies

Environmental enrichment is widely regarded as a cornerstone to good animal care practices. The steps to a successful enrichment programare planning, implementation and evaluation. The simple provision of enrichment does not guarantee that the animals are going to use it,...

Year Published: 2009Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Deeks, J. 2009. Rethinking Environmental Enrichment ? Assessing the Efficacy of Enrichment Strategies. Enrichment Record (online publication) 1, 1 & 7-8 .

What is the Next Step for Environmental Enrichment? Enrichment Record (online publication) 1

Great advances have been made in determining how to effectively enrich an animal's environment. It is time for environmental enrichment to mature, beyond the initial period of exploration and into universal, mainstream application. Currently, enrichment programs vary greatly in theirdevelopment...

Year Published: 2009Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Patterson-Kane, E. 2009. What is the Next Step for Environmental Enrichment? Enrichment Record (online publication) 1.

Worldwide trends in the use of animals in research: The contribution of genetically-modified animal models

The Three Rs: Reduction, Replacement and Refinement; which were first proposed in 1959 by Russell and Burch, have become widely accepted principles in the governance of humane animal research. However, there is substantial variation in the ways in which different...

Year Published: 2009Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Ormandy, E. H., Schuppli, C. A., Weary, D. M. 2009. Worldwide trends in the use of animals in research: The contribution of genetically-modified animal models. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals [ATLA] 37(1), 63-68.

Toward a predictive theory for environmental enrichment

There have been many applications of and successes with environmental enrichment for captive animals. The theoretical spine upon which much enrichment work hangs largely describes why enrichment should work. Yet, there remains no clear understanding of how enrichment should be...

Year Published: 2009Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Watters, J. V. 2009. Toward a predictive theory for environmental enrichment. Zoo Biology 28, 609-622.

The human-animal bond with laboratory animals

From a research perspective, developing positive human-animal bonds in the lab makes sense.

Year Published: 2009Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Shyan-Norwalt, M. R. 2009. The human-animal bond with laboratory animals. Lab Animal 38(4), 132-136.

Assessing animal welfare: different philosophies, different scientific approaches

Attempts to improve animal welfare have commonly centered around three broad objectives: (1) to ensure good physical health and functioning of animals, (2) to minimize unpleasant affective states (pain, fear, etc.) and to allow animals normal pleasures, and (3) to...

Year Published: 2009Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Fraser, D. 2009. Assessing animal welfare: different philosophies, different scientific approaches. Zoo Biology 28(507-518).

Farm Animal Welfare in Great Britain: Past, Present and Future

The Council has examined the effectiveness of British policy on farm animal welfare since 1965 and sets out a strategy that will lead to steady improvements in welfare over the next 20 years. Proposals are made for Government and commercial...

Year Published: 2009Animal Type: All/General, Bird, Cattle, Chicken, Equine, Fowl, Pig, Sheep

Citation: Farm Animal Welfare Council 2009. Farm Animal Welfare in Great Britain: Past, Present and Future. Farm Animal Welfare Council, London, UK.

Enrichment and behavioral management programs around the world

To do justice to the diverse approaches to enrichment and behavioral management around the world would entail a discussion beyond the limits of this publication. Therefore, guidelines and regulations in a representative sample of countries in select regions of the...

Year Published: 2010Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General, Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Bayne, K. 2010. Enrichment and behavioral management programs around the world. Enrichment Record 4, 4-7.

Intraperitoneal route of administrtion – How accurate is this techique?

Year Published: 2009Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Ballard, T. 2009. Intraperitoneal route of administrtion - How accurate is this techique? Animal Technology and Welfare 8(1), 17-18.

Animal-based welfare monitoring: using keeper ratings as an assessment tool

We highlight the value of incorporating animal-based monitoring tools that capture the individual animal's perspective and subjective experiences, including positive events and feelings, by validating zookeepers' qualitative assessments. We present evidence that, across a variety of species, caretakers' assessments of...

Year Published: 2009Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Whitham, J. C., Wielebnowski, N. 2009. Animal-based welfare monitoring: using keeper ratings as an assessment tool . Zoo Biology 28, 545-560.