Publications

Alternatives to continuous social housing

Although social housing is desirable for social species of nonhuman primates, circumstances arise whereby social housing is precluded (for example, certain kinds of infectious disease or toxicologic research, when the health of the animal(s) would be compromised by social housing,...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bayne, K. 1991. Alternatives to continuous social housing. Laboratory Animal Science 41, 353-359.

Stress hyperthermia: Physiological arguments that it is fever

Manual restraint increases body temperature in rats.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Briese, E., Cabanac, M. 1991. Stress hyperthermia: Physiological arguments that it is fever. Physiology and Behavior 49, 1153-1157.

Choice by rats for enriched versus standard home cages: Plastic pipes, wood platforms, wood chips, and paper towels as enrichment items

Most [of the individually tested male] rats preferred cages with wood platforms, wood chips, and paper towels to otherwise identical [barren, wire mesh] cages. .... Plastic pipes ... were not preferred by most animals. Both wood platforms and paper towels...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Bradshaw, A. L., Poling, A. 1991. Choice by rats for enriched versus standard home cages: Plastic pipes, wood platforms, wood chips, and paper towels as enrichment items. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior 55, 245-250.

Effects of rearing conditions on feather pecking in laying hens

Experimental results indicate that feather pecking is a from or redirected ground pecking. Litter-reared birds had significantly less feather damage [suggesting that they engaged in less feather pecking] than goups reared on wire floor. The addition of grain positively affected...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Bird, Chicken

Citation: Blokhuis, H. J. 1991. Effects of rearing conditions on feather pecking in laying hens. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 30, 186 (Abstract).

Training as a management tool: Creating the climate and maintaining the momentum

A general discussion of training programs.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Baker, A. 1991. Training as a management tool: Creating the climate and maintaining the momentum. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Annual Conference Proceedings, 563-568.

Genetic and experimental manipulation of fear-related behavior in Japanese quail chicks (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Environmental enrichment and regular handling can reduce fear in quails.

Year Published: 1991Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Bird, Other Bird

Citation: Jones, R. B., Mills, A. D., Faure, F.-M. 1991. Genetic and experimental manipulation of fear-related behavior in Japanese quail chicks (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 105, 15-24.

The rabbit: a diurnal or a nocturnal animal?

Although the rabbit is an almost 'classical' laboratory animal, chronobiological research in this species is in its infancy. It appears not even clear, whether the rabbit is a predominantly diurnal, crepuscularly active or nocturnal animal. In an ordinary, non sound-isolated...

Year Published: 1991Topics: Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Jilge, B. 1991. The rabbit: a diurnal or a nocturnal animal? Journal of Experimental Animal Science 34, 170-183.

Effect of space allowance on behavioural restriction and synchrony in hens

Frequency of preening and walking increased linearly with increased space; cage-pecking, bill-wiping, vacuum dust-bathing and scratching also tended to increase. Vigilance, jostling, inactivity and eating showed a decrease. .. Jostling indicated that birds were attempting to feed in synchrony, but...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Bird, Chicken

Citation: Jenner, T. D., Appleby, M. C. 1991. Effect of space allowance on behavioural restriction and synchrony in hens. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 31, 292-293 (Abstract).

Intestinal stasis and rupture in rabbits

Nine of the 14 rabbits with intestinal stasis and rupture had fur in their stomachs, often in large amounts, and this was associated with moulting.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Jackson, G. 1991. Intestinal stasis and rupture in rabbits. The Veterinary Record 129, 287-289.

Bedding material preferences of ponies

The ponies spent more time (66%) on the bedded area and were never observed lying on the unbedded area. .. Some ponies had a relatively strong preference for bedding, but the type of bedding preferred [wood shavings or straw] varied...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Equine

Citation: Hunter, L., Houpt, K. A. 1989. Bedding material preferences of ponies. Journal of Animal Science 67, 1986-1991.