Publications

Nest material and food as reinforcers for fixed-ratio responding in mice

Mice will readily work in order to get nesting material.

Year Published: 1975Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Roper, T. J. 1975. Nest material and food as reinforcers for fixed-ratio responding in mice. Learning and Motivation 6, 327-343.

Dynamics of social hierarchy in a dairy herd

Shifting in rank position is inherent in the dynamic interdependency between age, body wieght and social rank. Up to the age of about nine years animal gain in dominance, at which time they occupy the best social ranks of the...

Year Published: 1975Animal Type: Cattle

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Reinhardt, A. 1975. Dynamics of social hierarchy in a dairy herd. Zeitschrift f?r Tierpsychologie 38, 315-323.

Cage activity in the laboratory beagle: A preliminary study to evaluate a method of comparing cage size to physical activity

There appeared to be little difference between the general activity levels of the 2 dogs, regardless of the amount of [unstructured] activity space available.

Year Published: 1975Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Neamand, J., Sweeny, W. T., Creamer, A. A. et al. 1975. Cage activity in the laboratory beagle: A preliminary study to evaluate a method of comparing cage size to physical activity. Laboratory Animal Science 25, 180-183.

Bedding preferences of pregnant laboratory-reared mice

Pregnant mice invariably preferred aspen shaving bedding over nine other commercially available bedding materials.

Year Published: 1975Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Mulder, J. B. 1975. Bedding preferences of pregnant laboratory-reared mice. Behavior Research Methods and Instrumentation 7, 21-22.

Cage size as a factor in environmental enrichment

Cage size significantly affected 38-day gross body weight, open-field activity and defecation, running-wheel activity, exploration, and water consumption. .. Rearing in large cages, either wire or Plexiglas, appears to reduce emotionality... The results of this experiment indicate that cage size...

Year Published: 1975Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Manosevitz, M., Pryor, J. B. 1975. Cage size as a factor in environmental enrichment. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 89, 648-654.

Deleterious effect of infantile stimulation in the golden hamster

Unlike in rats, early handling makes hamsters timid and wild when they are adults.

Year Published: 1975Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Lawlor, M. M., Wells, P. A., Weinberg, J. 1975. Deleterious effect of infantile stimulation in the golden hamster. Experimental Brain Research 23(Supplement), 120 (Abstract).

Effects of clean and soiled sawdust substrates and of different urine types upon aggressive behaviour in male mice

Greatest levels of aggression were found in cages that had ungergone incomplete cleaning, such as renewal of substrate only.

Year Published: 1975Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Jones, R. B., Nowell, N. W. 1975. Effects of clean and soiled sawdust substrates and of different urine types upon aggressive behaviour in male mice. Aggressive Behavior 1, 111-121.

The Behaviour of Domestic Animals, Third Edition

Descriptions of species-typical behavior of domestic animals.

Year Published: 1975Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Hafez, E. S. E. 1975. The Behaviour of Domestic Animals, Third Edition. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD.

The effect of straw on the behaviour of sows in tethered stalls

Offering straw to sows tethered in individual stalls had a recreational effect, reducing the incidence of stereotypic activities, including biting neighboring animals.

Year Published: 1975Animal Type: Pig

Citation: Fraser, D. 1975. The effect of straw on the behaviour of sows in tethered stalls. Animal Production 21, 59-68.

Evolution of social behavior in canids

Dogs who have been handled as puppies show greater resistance to stress and greater disease tolerance than those who are have not been handled.

Year Published: 1975Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Fox, M. W. 1975. Evolution of social behavior in canids. In: The Wild Canids. Fox, M. W. (ed). Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY.