Publications

Social dominance relationships in a herd of dairy cattle

Year Published: 1955Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Schein, M. W., Fohrman, M. H. 1955. Social dominance relationships in a herd of dairy cattle. Animal Behaviour 3, 45-55.

The effect of psychological disturbance on milk production in dairy cattle

The introduction of dairy cows to unfamiliar groups typically is accompanied by high agonistic tension and a reduction of productivity.

Year Published: 1955Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Schein, M. W., Hyde, C. E., Fohrman, M. H. 1955. The effect of psychological disturbance on milk production in dairy cattle. Proceedings of the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers 52nd Convention, 79-88.

Socially facilitated reduction of a fear response in rats

The presence of a conspecific mediates fear responses to a stressful situation.

Year Published: 1955Animal Type: Rat

Citation: Davitz, J. R., Mason, D. J. 1955. Socially facilitated reduction of a fear response in rats. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 48, 149-151.

Physiological damage under emotional stress as a function of early experience

Male Wistar rats were gentled for 10 minutes per day for 21 days, beginning when they were 23 days old. A control group was not gentled. At 44 and 79 days old, gentled rats weighe sginificantly more. All rats were...

Year Published: 1954Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Rat

Citation: Weininger, O. 1954. Physiological damage under emotional stress as a function of early experience. Science 119, 285-286.

The reward value of running activity

Year Published: 1954Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Kagan, J., Berkun, M. 1954. The reward value of running activity. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 47, 108.

The effect of housing conditions and simple experimental procedures upon the corticosterone level in the plasma of rats

The banging of metal cages in animal rooms can produce bursts of very intense noise triggering a significant adrenocortical stress response in rats.

Year Published: 1963Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Barrett, A. M., Stockham, M. A. 1963. The effect of housing conditions and simple experimental procedures upon the corticosterone level in the plasma of rats. Journal of Endocrinology 26, 97-105.

Management practices in a normal monkey colony

Group housed animals caught with nets sustain frequent cuts, contusions and fractures. A standard turkey catching crate (84 cm x 41 cm x 53 cm) was modified to serve as means of caging for transport.

Year Published: 1962Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Stone, W. G. 1962. Management practices in a normal monkey colony. Proceedings of the Animal Care Panel 12, 99-106.

A restraint unit for large monkeys

A traditional restraint technique to facilitate handling etc. is demonstrated.

Year Published: 1962Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Rich, S., Cohen, B. J. 1962. A restraint unit for large monkeys. Proceedings of the Animal Care Panel 12, 113-116.

Reversibility of the reinforcement relation

Rats will increase feeding if this is contingent with wheel-running.

Year Published: 1962Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Premack, D. 1962. Reversibility of the reinforcement relation. Science 136, 255-257.

Effect of strain and group size on the response of mice to sconal anaesthesia

The variance of the response to a barbiturate anaesthetic was greater if male mice were caged either singly or in groups of eight than if they were caged in pairs.

Year Published: 1962Topics: Anesthesia & Sedation, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Mackintosh, J. H. 1962. Effect of strain and group size on the response of mice to sconal anaesthesia. Nature 194, 1304.