Publications

Guidelines for specification of animals and husbandry methods when reporting the results of experiments

Results are only useful for comparison if all the relevant information concerning experimental conditions is made available. Having to repeat experiments simply because they were badly documented is annoying, time-consuming and expensive. Far more important, it also means that animals...

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Working Committee for the Biological Characterization of laboratory animals/GV-SOLAS 1985. Guidelines for specification of animals and husbandry methods when reporting the results of experiments. Laboratory Animals 19, 106-108.

The Influence of Early Handling on the Temporal Sequence of Activity and Exploratory Behaviour in the Rat (Ph.D. Thesis)

Gentle handling during infancy makes rats less fearful, quasi tame in situations in which control rats remain timidly crouched at the back of the cage.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Wells, P. A. 1985. The Influence of Early Handling on the Temporal Sequence of Activity and Exploratory Behaviour in the Rat (Ph.D. Thesis). University of London, UK, London, UK.

Effects of confinement upon behavioural and hormonal responses and production indices in fattening pigs

The provision of straw to intensively housed pigs avoids the chronic elevations in plasma cortisol levels and the reduced growth rate seen in crowded pigs without straw.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Pig

Citation: Warnier, A. , Zayan, R. 1985. Effects of confinement upon behavioural and hormonal responses and production indices in fattening pigs. In: Social Space of Domestic Animals. Zayan, R. (ed), 128-150. Marinus Nijhoff, Dordrecht, Netherlands.

A socialization program for laboratory-raised canines – Part 2: The puppy socialization schedule

Restriction of early experiences in pups results in increased anxiety and over-reactive behavior in the adult dog. These behavioral problems can be avoided by providing pups with early experiences involving novel stimuli and changes in environment to prepare the pups...

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Vanderlip, S. L., Vanderlip, J. E., Myles, S. 1985. A socialization program for laboratory-raised canines - Part 2: The puppy socialization schedule. Lab Animal 14(2), 27-36.

Mating behavior, boar-to-boar behavior during rearing, and soundness of boars penned individually or in groups from 6 to 27 weeks of age

Of practical importance, our study indicates that individual penning of young boars to obtain individual estimates of feed conversion would likely have detrimental effects on soundness.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Pig

Citation: Tonn, S. R., Davis, D. L., Craig, J. V. 1985. Mating behavior, boar-to-boar behavior during rearing, and soundness of boars penned individually or in groups from 6 to 27 weeks of age. Journal of Animal Science 61, 287-296.

Are socially isolated rats anxious?

Single-housing rats may have a lower level of anxiety but show a greater increase in anxiety in the novel environment.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Morinan, A., Parker, V. 1985. Are socially isolated rats anxious? British Journal of Pharmacology 86 (Supplement)(460 (Abstract)).

A definition of stress? In: Animal Stress

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Levine, S. 1985. A definition of stress? In: Animal Stress. Moberg, G. P. (ed), 51-69. Waverly Press, Baltimore, MD.

Facilitative effects of maternal environmental enrichment on maze learning in rat offspring

Maternal environmental enrichment during pregnancy can exert a facilitatory influence on the postnatal maze learning abilities of theoffspring.

Year Published: 1985Topics: Behavioral & Cognitive Testing, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Kiyono, S., Seo, M. L., Shibagaki, M. et al. 1985. Facilitative effects of maternal environmental enrichment on maze learning in rat offspring. Physiology and Behavior 34, 431-435.

Fearfulness of hens caged individually or in groups in different tiers of a battery and the effects of translocation between tiers

Hens housed in the top tier of the 3-tier battery system were more fearful. The extra stimulation received by birds in the middle and bottom tiers may have reduced their fearfulness.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Bird, Chicken

Citation: Jones, R. B. 1985. Fearfulness of hens caged individually or in groups in different tiers of a battery and the effects of translocation between tiers. British Poultry Science 26, 399-408.

Fear responses of individually-caged laying hens as a function of cage level and aisle

Hens housed individually in the top tier of the 3-tier battery system were more fearful. ... The extra stimulation received by birds in the middle and bottom tiers may have reduced their fearfulness in subsequent fear-inducing situations.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Bird, Chicken

Citation: Jones, R. B. 1985. Fear responses of individually-caged laying hens as a function of cage level and aisle. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 14, 63-75.