Environmental Enrichment

Refinement of rodent research through environmental enrichment and systematic randomization

Environmental enrichment may prevent abnormal behaviours and improve animal well-being, but concerns have been raised that it might also disrupt standardisation, thereby reducing the precision and replicability of animal experiments. In this article, we review the logic and evidence surrounding...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Wurbel, H., Garner, J. P. 2007. Refinement of rodent research through environmental enrichment and systematic randomization. NC3Rs [National Center for the Replacement Refinement Reduction of Animals in Research] 9, 1-9.

Refuge cover decreases the incidence of bite wounds in laboratory south african clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis)

The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals recommends environmental enrichment for all laboratory animals, including amphibians. In this study, we evaluated the effect of adding environmental enrichment in the form of acrylonitrile- butadiene-styrene (ABS) pipes as covered...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Amphibian, Frog & Toad

Citation: Torreilles, S. L., Green, S. L. 2007. Refuge cover decreases the incidence of bite wounds in laboratory south african clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis). Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science] 46(5), 33-36.

The motivation of group-housed laboratory mice to leave an enriched laboratory cage

Providing environmental enrichment should improve their welfare, and a consequence of this might be a reduction in the animal's motivation to leave an enriched cage. I examined this possibility by housing laboratory mice, Mus musculus, in a cage that provided...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Sherwin, C. M. 2007. The motivation of group-housed laboratory mice to leave an enriched laboratory cage. Animal Behaviour 73(1), 29-35.

Inexpensive Idea for Feline Enrichment

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Cat

Citation: Severson, L. 2007. Inexpensive Idea for Feline Enrichment. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 12(6), no page numbers.

Study of environmental enrichment for mice using a NestPak TM

This poster details husbandry practices that incorporate environmental enrichment for isolator mice. The study addresses the use of the NestPakTM produced by Datesand. The NestPak is placed into the cage thus providing the mice with their bedding and nesting material....

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Rustell, L. 2007. Study of environmental enrichment for mice using a NestPak TM. Institute of Animal Technology [IAT] Congress, 44.

Influence of environmental enrichment and handling on the acute stress response in individually housed mice

In this study we investigated the effect of environmental enrichment and handling on the acute physiological stress response caused by short periods of restraint in individually housed female mice. Heart rate (HR) and body temperature (BT) were measured by radiotelemetry...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HandlingAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Meijer, M. K., Sommer, R., Spruijt, B. M. et al. 2007. Influence of environmental enrichment and handling on the acute stress response in individually housed mice . Laboratory Animals 4(2), 161-173.

The challenge of challenge: Can problem solving opportunities enhance animal welfare?

Cognitive mechanisms are an important part of the organization of the behavior systems of animals. In the wild, animals regularly face problems that they must overcome in order to survive and thrive. Solving such problems often requires animals to process,...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Meehan, C. L., Mench, J. A. 2007. The challenge of challenge: Can problem solving opportunities enhance animal welfare? Applied Animal Welfare Science 102(3-4), 246-261.

Ping pong balls: An economic idea to enrich marmosets

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Geronymo, M. G. F., Von Zeidler Stasieniuk, E., da Rocha, C. G. et al. 2007. Ping pong balls: An economic idea to enrich marmosets. Shape of Enrichment 16(1/2), no page numbers.

Novel nonhuman primate puzzle feeder reduces food wastage and provides environmental enrichment

The feeder dispenses monkey chow and fits on nonhuman primate group four quad rack cages. .. The original feeders dispensed 18 to 20 biscuits. At feeding time, the macaques removed all the biscuits within 3 min, and those that were...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Glenn, A. S., Watson, J. 2007. Novel nonhuman primate puzzle feeder reduces food wastage and provides environmental enrichment. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 45 (Abstract).

Cost-Effective Cage Enrichment for Squirrel Monkeys

Elevated PVC pipe structures are described

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Glenn, A., Watson, J. 2007. Cost-Effective Cage Enrichment for Squirrel Monkeys. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 12(1), 1.