Environmental Enrichment

Refinement in the literature: Searching for environmental enrichment

This review will examine early research into environmentally enriched housing and how that same concept is applied in various management settings today. .. This paper will also discuss methods of searching the literature to locate information on housing refinements, particularly...

Year Published: 2008Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Adams, K. M. 2008. Refinement in the literature: Searching for environmental enrichment. AATEX (Alternatives to Animal Testing and Experimentation) 14(Special Issue), 307-312.

Novel, safe environmental enrichment unit for rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

An exercise cage is described; it was successfully implemented for single-caged animals.

Year Published: 2008Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Watson, M., Ramirez, A., Gonzallez, D. M. et al. 2008. Novel, safe environmental enrichment unit for rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 99 (Abstract).

Successful elimination of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes): a case study using a combination of risperidone and environmental enrichment

Self-injurious behavior (SIB) can result in open wounds, tissue damage, and increased risk of infection. In many cases, increased environmental enrichment is not consistently effective in eliminating this behavior. We report here on the successful elimination of SIB in a...

Year Published: 2008Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Videan, E. N., Ely, J., Lammey, M. et al. 2008. Successful elimination of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes): a case study using a combination of risperidone and environmental enrichment. American Journal of Primatology 70(S1), 50. (31st Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists Scientific Program, Abstract #91)

Managing environmental enhancement plans for individual research projects at a National Primate Research Center

We describe a method for managing environmental enhancement plans for individual research projects at a national primate research center where most monkeys are assigned to active research projects. The Psychological Well-being Program (PWB) at the University of Washington National Primate...

Year Published: 2008Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Thom, J. P., Crockett, C. M. 2008. Managing environmental enhancement plans for individual research projects at a National Primate Research Center. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science] 47(7), 51-57.

Rethinking Environmental Enrichment? Assessing the Efficacy of Enrichment Strategies

Environmental enrichment is widely regarded as a cornerstone to good animal care practices. The steps to a successful enrichment programare planning, implementation and evaluation. The simple provision of enrichment does not guarantee that the animals are going to use it,...

Year Published: 2009Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Deeks, J. 2009. Rethinking Environmental Enrichment ? Assessing the Efficacy of Enrichment Strategies. Enrichment Record (online publication) 1, 1 & 7-8 .

Rabbit preference for cages and pens with or without mirrors

Five-week-old Pannon White rabbits were housed in a closed climatized rabbitry and randomly assigned to either pens (56 rabbits) having a basic area of 1 m2 with a stocking density of 16 and 12 rabbits/m2 or to 18 individual cages...

Year Published: 2009Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Dalle Zotte, A., Princz, Z., Matics, Z. et al. 2009. Rabbit preference for cages and pens with or without mirrors. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 116, 273-278.

Effects of positive reinforcement training on infant behavioral development in nursery-reared rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

At the California National Primate Research Center, one key to long-term success of macaque breeding colonies is to develop effective infant-rearing strategies that minimize the emergence of behavioral pathologies, which can be one indicator of welfare. Positive reinforcement training (PRT)...

Year Published: 2009Topics: Animal Training, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brunelli, R. L., Gottlieb, D., Holcomb, K. et al. 2009. Effects of positive reinforcement training on infant behavioral development in nursery-reared rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). American Journal of Primatology 71(S1), 74. (32nd Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists Scientific Program, Abstract #136)

Environmental Enrichment for Laboratory Rodents

Survey data on current enrichment practices in a large multi-institutional organization are presented, and practical aspects requiring consideration when devising a rodent enrichment program are discussed.

Year Published: 2009Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rodent

Citation: Hutchinson, E., Avery, A., Van de Woude, S. 2009. Environmental Enrichment for Laboratory Rodents. Enrichment Record (online publication) 1.

Environmental enrichment enhances spatial cognition in rats by reducing thigmotaxis (wall hugging) during testing

Rats, Rattus norvegicus, housed with environmental enrichment do better in tests of spatial cognition than rats housed in barren cages. The leading hypothesis is that exposure to social and inanimate complexity leads to better cognitive-processing abilities, which directly enhances performance...

Year Published: 2009Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Harris, A. P., D'Eath, R. B., Healy, S. D. 2009. Environmental enrichment enhances spatial cognition in rats by reducing thigmotaxis (wall hugging) during testing . Animal Behaviour 77, 1459-1464.

Impact of Environmental Factors and Enrichment on Beagle Dogs (Canis familiaris)

Based on behavioral observations and cortisol levels, it is apparent that there are some notable differences between males and females. The females apparently preferred a social companion, whether enrichment was provided or not. Because there was evidence of stress when...

Year Published: 2009Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Garofalo, A. E., Ogbin, J. M., Shulder, L. et al. 2009. Impact of Environmental Factors and Enrichment on Beagle Dogs (Canis familiaris). Enrichment Record (online publication) 1.