Handling

Effects of environmental enrichment and gentle handling on behaviour and fear responses of transported broilers

Enriched/handled birds were more active in their home pens than control animals. ..The most fearful birds were those which had been enriched [fabric squares, plastic rings, grass, perches, etc.] and handled, whilst the least fearful bird were enriched but not...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HandlingAnimal Type: Bird, Chicken

Citation: Nicol, C. J. 1992. Effects of environmental enrichment and gentle handling on behaviour and fear responses of transported broilers. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 33, 367-380.

Modification of fear in domestic chicks, Gallus gallus domesticus, via regular handling and early environmental enrichment

Regular gentle handling and environmental enrichment reduced fear responses to people. The implications of reduced fearfulness and other potential benefits of handling and enrichment procedures are discussed.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HandlingAnimal Type: Bird, Chicken

Citation: Jones, R. B., Waddington, D. 1992. Modification of fear in domestic chicks, Gallus gallus domesticus, via regular handling and early environmental enrichment. Animal Behaviour 43, 1021-1033.

Voluntary progression order in captive rhesus macaques

The sequence in which 14 laboratory rhesus macaques left their home enclosure during a routine catching procedure was recorded on 30 occasions during 6 weeks. The animals were trained to voluntarily exit one by one and enter a transport cage...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Handling, Husbandry & Management, Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1992. Voluntary progression order in captive rhesus macaques. Zoo Biology 11,(1) 61-66.

Transport-cage training of caged rhesus macaques

A simple training protocol is described which ensures that [most] caged animals readily enter a transport cage.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Animal Training, Handling, RestraintAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1992. Transport-cage training of caged rhesus macaques. Animal Technology 43, 57-61.

Tips for handling small primates

Small primates, such as squirrel monkeys, can easily be trained or conditioned to obey simple commands. Training techniques are not described. No data are included in this article.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Animal Training, HandlingAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Rudd, P. 1992. Tips for handling small primates. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 31(5), 45.

Training captive chimpanzees for movement in a transfer box

Training technique is described. Thirty-seven [group-housed] captive chimpanzees were trained using operant conditioning to enter a transfer box. [Age and sex of subjects is not provided.]

Year Published: 1994Topics: Animal Training, Handling, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kessel-Davenport, A. L., Gutierrez, T. 1994. Training captive chimpanzees for movement in a transfer box. The Newsletter 6(2), 1-2.

Training a large troop of rhesus macaques to co-operate during catching: Analysis of the time investment

This study demonstrates that only a minimal time investment was needed to train a large troop of laboratory non-human primates to co-operate in the catching procedure. A group of 45 rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) was trained to enter a chute...

Year Published: 1994Topics: Animal Training, Handling, RestraintAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Luttrell, L., Acker, L., Urben, M. et al. 1994. Training a large troop of rhesus macaques to co-operate during catching: Analysis of the time investment. Animal Welfare 3(2), 135-140.

Gentled and nonhandled Wistar rats in a mildly novel open-field situation

Open-field behaviour of individually gentled and nonhandled adult male Wistar rats was studied in a mildly novel test situation. The gentled rats were more active and showed fewer signs of fear on the first trial. This difference gradually descended on...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Emotion, Pain, & Sentience, Handling, Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Hirsjärvi, P. A., Väliaho, T. 1995. Gentled and nonhandled Wistar rats in a mildly novel open-field situation. Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science 22(3), 265-269.

Considerations for the housing and handling of New World primates in the laboratory

Caretakers should seek knowledge of the natural lifestyles of the primates in their charge, and attempt to reproduce in the captive environment the salient aspects of the natural habitats that are biologically relevant to the animals. The aim of this...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Handling, Housing, Husbandry & Management, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Capuchin, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Buchanan-Smith, H. M. 1997. Considerations for the housing and handling of New World primates in the laboratory. In: Comfortable Quarters for Laboratory Animals, Eighth Edition. Reinhardt, V. (ed), 75-84. Animal Welfare Institute: Washington, DC.

The Laboratory Rabbit

Description of rabbit-adequate floor pen housing and cage housing systems and species-adequate handling. Behavioural work that the author has carried out has shown a significant improvement in the quality of life for group housed animals, even those regarded as subordinate,...

Year Published: 1999Topics: Handling, Housing, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Batchelor, G. R. 1999. The Laboratory Rabbit. In: The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals Seventh Edition. Poole, T. , English, P. (eds), 395-408. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.