Environmental Enrichment

Goeldi’s monkeys (Callimico goeldii): Olfactory enrichment to stimulate natural behaviour and greater activity

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boon, M. 2003. Goeldi's monkeys (Callimico goeldii): Olfactory enrichment to stimulate natural behaviour and greater activityProceedings of the Annual Symposium on Zoo Research . 212-224. Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, London, England.

The effect of four enrichment conditions on abnormal behavior in seven singly caged baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis)

Seven singly caged juvenile baboons were selected for behavioral intervention due to the severity of their abnormal behavior. Continuous all occurrence sampling method determined durations of abnormal and common behaviors throughout the ten-week study. Analysis of baseline behavior (fifteen 30-minute...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bourgeois, S. R., Brent, L. 2003. The effect of four enrichment conditions on abnormal behavior in seven singly caged baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis). American Journal of Primatology 60(Supplement), 80-81 (Abstract).

Environmental enrichment of nonhuman primates, dogs and rabbits used in toxicological studies

A summary is provided of current regulations and recommendations pertaining to environmental enrichment. The importance of perching to captive primates is underscored by the observation that it is frequently the most used enrichment device in a variety of nonnutritive /nonsocial...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Dog, Nonhuman Primate, Rabbit

Citation: Bayne, K. 2003. Environmental enrichment of nonhuman primates, dogs and rabbits used in toxicological studies. Toxicologic Pathology 31(Supplement), 132-137.

Visiting the vervets: Cheap and easy enrichment

Vervet monkeys benefit from such exposure [to visitors] since visitors priovide visual stimulation and thus encourage natural behaviours.

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Barr, D., Plain, J. 2003. Visiting the vervets: Cheap and easy enrichment. Animal Keepers' Forum 29(9), 369-374.

Shelter enrichment for rats

Nest boxes are a simple and effective form of environmentalenrichment. Rats accept a wide range of nest-box types but have the strongest...preference for enclosed, opaque, thermoplastic boxes. ...Tubes have proven a relatively ineffective enrichment for rats. ... Nesting paper may...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Patterson-Kane, E. G. 2003. Shelter enrichment for rats. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 42(2), 46-48.

A novel and cost-effective approach to New Zealand White Rabbit enrichment

A round children's pool is being used to serve as part of our enrichment program. .. We started our program by handling the [group-housed] rabbbits more frequently. . .We also noticed a dramatic decrease in rabbits showing aggressive behavior. .....

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Mis, J., Warren, F. 2003. A novel and cost-effective approach to New Zealand White Rabbit enrichment. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 8(6), 4.

Effects of different forms of environmental enrichment on behavioral, endocrinological, and immunological parameters in male mice

Animals were kept in groups of four males under three different housing conditions: (A) nonstructured Makrolon type III laboratory cages ( standard-housing = S); (B) equivalent laboratory cages that were enriched with a box and a scaffolding ( enriched-housing =...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Marashi, V., Barnekow, A., Ossendorf, E. et al. 2003. Effects of different forms of environmental enrichment on behavioral, endocrinological, and immunological parameters in male mice. Hormones and Behavior 43, 281-292.

The effect of an environmental enrichment device on individually caged rabbits in a safety assessment facility

Our study supports previous findings that interaction with enrichment devices decreases over time, thus indicating the need for frequent rotation of different enrichment devices. In addition, no adverse effects of the analyzed parameters were found, indicating that stainless-steel rabbit rattles...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Johnson, C. A., Pallozzi, W. A., Geiger, L. et al. 2003. The effect of an environmental enrichment device on individually caged rabbits in a safety assessment facility. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 42(5), 27-30.

Foraging as environmental enrichment for laboratory rats: A theoretical review

Foraging opportunities are a form of environmental enrichment with great potential to improve the welfare of animals in laboratories. Though commonly used with zoo animals, little evidence exists of their use in laboratories. Technicians or other laboratory staff are unlikely...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Johnson, S. R., Patterson-Kane, E. G. 2003. Foraging as environmental enrichment for laboratory rats: A theoretical review. Animal Technology and Welfare 2, 13-22.

Environmental influence on recovery after brain lesions – experimental andclinical data

Experimental studies on focal cerebral infarcts in the rat have demonstrated that postischemic environmental enrichment significantly improves functional outcome, increases dendrite branching and number of dendritic spines in the contralateral cortex, influences expression of many genes and modifies lesion-induced stem...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Johansson, B. B. 2003. Environmental influence on recovery after brain lesions - experimental andclinical data. Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 41(Supplement), 11-16.