An assessment of several potential enrichment devices for feedlot cattle (2002)

Wilson, S. C., Mitlohner, F. M., Morrow-Tesch, J. et al.

Abstract

The enrichment devices consisted of a scratching/rubbing walkway, a moveable scratching/rubbing device, a milk-scent releasing device, a lavender-scent releasing device and a control non-scented device. The scratching/rubbing devices had higher durations and frequencies of use than the scent devices (P<0.05). ... These results indicate that the scratching/rubbing devices are good environmental enrichment candidates while cattle quickly lost interest in the tested scent devices.