Rats demand social contact (2002)

Patterson-Kane, E. G., Hunt, M., Harper, D.

Abstract

Most of the rats in this experiment showed a persistent demand for social contact but not for physical cage improvements. These data suggest that social enrichment should be given the highest priority as a source of environmental enrichment for laboratory rats.:

Published
2002

Animal Type
Rat, Rodent

Topic
Social Housing & Companionship

Citation
Patterson-Kane, E. G., Hunt, M., Harper, D. 2002. Rats demand social contact. Animal Welfare 11, 327-332.

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