Environmental Enrichment
Reducing equine stereotypies using an Equiball?
Six horses were given their evening feed in an Equiball. ... A reduction in stereotypic behaviour in five horses, and a small increase in stereotypic behaviour in one horse was observed during enrichment.
Year Published: 2001Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Equine
Citation: Henderson, J. V., Waren, N. K. 2001. Reducing equine stereotypies using an Equiball?. Animal Welfare 10, 73-80.
Read MoreDifferential effects of enrichment on learning and memory function in NR2B transgenic mice
Our biochemical experiments showed that enrichment significantly increased protein levels of GluR1, NR2B, and NR2A subunits of glutamate receptors in both wild-type and NR2B Tg mice.
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent
Citation: Tang, Y. P., Wang, H., Feng, R. et al. 2001. Differential effects of enrichment on learning and memory function in NR2B transgenic mice. Neuropharmacology 41, 779-790.
Read MoreEnvironmental enrichment committee: Its role in program development
The role of the Environmental Enrichment Committee in developing, implementing, assessing and modifying an enrichment program for nonprimates is described and discussed.
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General
Citation: Stewart, K. L., Raje, S. S. 2001. Environmental enrichment committee: Its role in program development. Lab Animal 30(8), 50-52.
Read MoreDeveloping a rodent enrichment program
A very well designed inanimate enrichment program for rodents in a pharmaceutical facility is described.
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rodent
Citation: Smith, M. M., Hargaden, M. 2001. Developing a rodent enrichment program. Lab Animal 30(8), 36-41.
Read MoreEnrichment-toy trauma in a New Zealand White Rabbit*
An injury was caused by an enrichment toy (a whiffle ball, which is a perforated hollow ball made of hard plastic) that led to its removal from the rabbit enrichment program. ... The whiffle ball had been considered safe. It...
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rabbit
Citation: Shomer, N. H., Peikert, S., Terwilliger, G. 2001. Enrichment-toy trauma in a New Zealand White Rabbit*. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 40 (1), 31-32.
Read MoreEnvironmental enrichment in a canine production facility
Enrichment is possible through selective use of materials and creative designs e.g., two-tiered cages interconnected with walk-up ram.Abstract also published in Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 40 (4), 95, 2001.
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Dog
Citation: Scipioni Ball, R. 2001. Environmental enrichment in a canine production facility. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 106 (Abstract).
Read MoreEnvironmental enrichment in BALB/c mice: effects in classical tests of anxiety and exposure to a predatory odor
Our results show that EC mice were more active than SC mice in the elevated plus maze and the open field. Thus, possibly as a direct consequence of frequent changes in their breeding conditions, reactivity to a novel environment was...
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent
Citation: Roy, V., Belzung, C., Delarue, C. et al. 2001. Environmental enrichment in BALB/c mice: effects in classical tests of anxiety and exposure to a predatory odor. Physiology and Behavior 74, 313-320.
Read MoreProviding for primate welfare: The zoo perspective
This presentation describes current practices in maintaining primates in Australian zoos, and addresses issues concerning primate welfare. ... Key elements of successful environmental enrichment include providing choice for the animal, providing challenges that are within the capabilities of the individual,...
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate
Citation: Embury, A. 2001. Providing for primate welfare: The zoo perspective. Australian Primatology 14(3), 31-38.
Read MorePuzzle-feeders as environmental enrichment in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)
The puzzle feeder was presented to three families. Food-related activities were observed more often in the cage with the puzzle-feeder when the animals were hungry.
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate
Citation: de Rosa, C., Vitale, A., Puopolo, M. 2001. Puzzle-feeders as environmental enrichment in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Folia Primatologica 72(3), 131. (Primate Meeting Abstract)
Read MoreProposed new standards for exhibiting primates in New South Wales
To address primate psychological/behavioural needs the proposed standards create requirements in relation to the following: behavioural enrichment program- to stimulate all five of the animal's senses. The aim of such a program is to regularly create novel situations for the...
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate
Citation: Crane, M. 2001. Proposed new standards for exhibiting primates in New South Wales. Australian Primatology 14(3), 8-16.
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