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Validation of a radiotelemetry system for continuous blood pressure and heart rate monitoring in dogs

A blood pressure telemetry system with catheter placement in the femoral artery was evaluated over a 119-day period in eight mongreldogs. Every 3 weeks, the pressures recorded by telemetry were compared with direct, simultaneously recorded blood pressures measured from a...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Truett, A., West, D. 1995. Validation of a radiotelemetry system for continuous blood pressure and heart rate monitoring in dogs. Laboratory Animal Science 45, 299-302.

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.

The use of saliva cortisol, urinary cortisol, and catecholamine measurements for a noninvasive assessment of stress responses in dogs

A problem in assessing animal welfare is that collecting data in itself may be stressful to the animals. Therefore, noninvasive methods for collecting data have to be devised and tested. A first step in investigating saliva cortisol, urinary cortisol, and...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Beerda, B., Schilder, M. B., Janssen, N. S. et al. 1996. The use of saliva cortisol, urinary cortisol, and catecholamine measurements for a noninvasive assessment of stress responses in dogs. Hormones and Behavior 30, 272-279.

Introducing dogs into kennels: Prediction of social tendencies to facilitate integration

Results indicate that the assessment of dogs from their behaviour during the entry-sequence is a valid method to predict later tendencies. Males and females should be handled differently during introduction. The stress of entry into an existing group can therefore...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Sonderegger, S. M., Turner, D. C. 1996. Introducing dogs into kennels: Prediction of social tendencies to facilitate integration. Animal Welfare 5, 391-404.

Housing and exercise of dogs: Effects on behavior, immune function, and cortisol concentration

Opportunity for exercise in a barren room either individually or with a conspecific had minimal effects on behavioral measures.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Clark, J. D., Rager, D. R., Crowell-Davis, S. et al. 1997. Housing and exercise of dogs: Effects on behavior, immune function, and cortisol concentration. Laboratory Animal Science 47, 500-510.

Noise in dog kennelling: Is barking a welfare problem for dogs? Applied Animal Behaviour Science 52(3/4), 321-329

The high noise levels were caused mainly by barking, but husbandry procedures such as cleaning also contributed to them. The noise levels recorded here may have welfare implications. If this is shown to be the case, it is not yet...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Sales, G., Hubrecht, R., Peyvandi, A. et al. 1997. Noise in dog kennelling: Is barking a welfare problem for dogs? Applied Animal Behaviour Science 52(3/4), 321-329.

Comfortable quarters for laboratory dogs

Comprehensive enrichment program is outlined. It is reasonable to recommend that as an absolute minimum the enclosure must provide adequate space for a dog to locomote for more than a few paces in a straight line. This can be provided...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Hubrecht, R. C. 1997. Comfortable quarters for laboratory dogs. In: Comfortable Quarters for Laboratory Animals, Eighth Edition. Reinhardt, V. (ed), 63-74. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

Environmentally enriched dog housing

Species-adequate housing arrangements for laboratory dogs are described. The provision of a professional, dedicated husbandry team whose primary objective is the care and welfare of the animals, and who spend only half their time in basic husbandry duties, spending the...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Loveridge, G. G. 1998. Environmentally enriched dog housing. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 59, 101-113.

A note on the influence of visual conspecific contact on the behaviour of sheltered dogs

Dogs which were allowed visual conspecific contact spent significantly more of their time at the front of the pen (in a position to see other dogs) than animals denied such contact (87.7% vs. 24.6%, respectively). Visual canine contact had no...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Wells, D. L., Hepper, P. G. 1998. A note on the influence of visual conspecific contact on the behaviour of sheltered dogs . Applied Animal Behaviour Science 60, 83-88.

Chronic stress in dogs subjected to social and spatial restriction

Six weeks of social and spatial restriction were used as a model to induce chronic stress in Beagles. Behavioral and physiological measurements were performed during a period of enriched spacious outdoor housing in groups (GH) and during a subsequent period...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Beerda, B., Schilder, M., Bernadina, W. et al. 1999. Chronic stress in dogs subjected to social and spatial restriction. I. Behavioral responses. Physiology and Behavior 66 , 233-242.