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Amelioration of laboratory conditions for pigeons (Columba livia)

Pigeons, rats and other subjects of conditioning experiments in the behaviourism tradition of ethology have been somewhat neglected in terms of animal welfare. They have typically been housed in small indoor cages, isolated from their group, and kept under highly...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Bird, Other Bird

Citation: Huber, L. 1994. Amelioration of laboratory conditions for pigeons (Columba livia). Animal Welfare 3, 321-324.

Pigeon housing: practical considerations and welfare implications

If pigeons must be housed in cages for scientific or veterinary reasons, modified rabbit cages with shelving, perches and toys may provide relatively adequate quarters. Pigeons should have access to flight rooms with perches for exercise and social interaction. Groups...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Bird, Other Bird

Citation: Nepote, K. 1999. Pigeon housing: practical considerations and welfare implications. Lab Animal 28(4), 34-37.

An observational assessment of environmental enrichment stimuli for single housed columbiforms

Enrichment items were introduced to single-housed pigeons.The birds showed self-destructive behavior (e.g., feather pulling). ...These introduced enrichment stimuli seemed to help somewhat. The birds showed self-destructive behavior (e.g., feather pulling). Abstract also published in Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Bird, Other Bird

Citation: Finn, D. J., Rovetti, C. C. 2001. An observational assessment of environmental enrichment stimuli for single housed columbiforms . American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 106 (Abstract).

Stereotypic route-tracing in experimentally-cage songbirds correlates with general behavioural disinhibition

These results suggest that housing conditions that cause stereotypy thus alter many aspects of the behavioural control of subjects, mediated by altered striatal functioning. The implications for understanding stereotypies in laboratory, farm and zoo animals, and for laboratory-based behavioural are...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Bird, Other Bird

Citation: Garner, J. P., Mason, G. J., Smith, R. 2003. Stereotypic route-tracing in experimentally-cage songbirds correlates with general behavioural disinhibition. Animal Behaviour 66, 711-727.

Pigeons used in research: From barren single-housing to an enriched environment

Single-caged pigeons were successfully transferred to compatible group-housing.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Bird, Other Bird

Citation: Conte, A. 2005. Pigeons used in research: From barren single-housing to an enriched environment. AWI Quarterly 54(3) (Summer), 14-15.

Enrichment for Carneaux pigeons used in behavioral learning research

Litter-box mats provisioned with cracked corn serves as feeding enrichment substrate.

Year Published: 2009Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Bird, Other Bird

Citation: Turner, T. 2009. Enrichment for Carneaux pigeons used in behavioral learning research. Lab Animal 39(2), 40-41.

Organic wheatgrass as environmental enrichment

Environmental enrichment must be provided for the various animal species that are housed in laboratory animal facilities. Wheatgrass can be used as a natural form of enrichment that requires minimal preparation and effort. Wheatgrass is appropriate enrichment for cats, rabbits,...

Year Published: 2010Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Bird, Cat, Chicken, Finch, Guinea Pig, Mouse, Other Bird, Parrot, Rabbit, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Brown, C. 2010. Organic wheatgrass as environmental enrichment. Lab Animal 39(3), 74-75.

Defining and assessing animal pain

The detection and assessment of pain in animals is crucial to improving their welfare in a variety of contexts in which humans are ethically or legally bound to do so. Thus clear standards to judge whether pain is likely to...

Year Published: 2014Topics: Emotion, Pain, & Sentience, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: All/General, Amphibian, Bird, Cephalopod, Crocodile & Alligator, Crustacean, Finch, Fish, Fowl, Frog & Toad, Insect & Spider, Invertebrate, Lizard, Other Bird, Other Fish, Other Invertebrate, Parrot, Reptile, Salamander, Salmon, Snake, Tilapia, Trout, Turtle & Tortoise, Zebrafish

Citation: Sneddon, L. U., Elwood, R. W., Adamo, S. A. et al. 2014. Defining and assessing animal pain. Animal Behaviour 97, 201-212.