Husbandry & Management

Behavioral differences of shelter dogs under fluorescent versus LED lighting

Fluorescent lighting is used in a wide variety of applications, most commonly because of its energy and heat saving capabilities. However, the flicker that accompanies fluorescent light can negatively impact humans and animals. Detrimental behavioral and physiological consequences have been...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Abrams, J., Wilson, K., Hegewald, J. et al. 2025. Behavioral differences of shelter dogs under fluorescent versus LED lighting. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 289, 106692.

Hide-and-seek: Examining hide preferences and behavior patterns of reptiles through 24-hour monitoring (2025)

Providing animals in zoos with private, out-of-view areas is a basic need for many species but has been rarely studied systematically. Recent research on reptiles has highlighted the welfare benefits of complex environments but, as these studies typically include private...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Lizard, Reptile, Snake

Citation: Wierzal, N., Seiler, S., Boehm, D. et al. 2025. Hide-and-seek: Examining hide preferences and behavior patterns of reptiles through 24-hour monitoring. Animal Behavior and Cognition 12(2), 243–257.

A cross-sectional study to investigate associations between flooring substrates and prevalence of limb and paw abnormalities of dogs housed in commercial breeding facilities (2025)

Understanding the impact of environmental and management factors on the health and behavior of dogs housed in commercial breeding (CB) facilities is critical to their welfare. The specific aims of the study were to assess (a) associations between combinations of...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Stella, J., Gomes, P., Shreyer, T. et al. 2025. A cross-sectional study to investigate associations between flooring substrates and prevalence of limb and paw abnormalities of dogs housed in commercial breeding facilities. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 12.

A guide for junior technicians: The importance of giving the correct amount of nesting in a mouse IVC and the benefits of an enriched cage (2025)

During our experience of working on the breeding floor of the University of Cambridge's Anne McLaren Building, we have recognised the importance of giving the correct amount of nesting and the benefits of additional enrichment.

Year Published: 2025Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Pitcher, L., Stringer, A. 2025. A guide for junior technicians: The importance of giving the correct amount of nesting in a mouse IVC and the benefits of an enriched cage. Animal Technology and Welfare 24(1), 65–66.

VMS-Fish: A comprehensive application for zebrafish husbandry management (2025)

Zebrafish are widely used and increasingly adopted in developmental biology, disease modeling and tissue regeneration research. However, a freely available and user-friendly zebrafish husbandry management application has been lacking. Here, we developed an open-source fish management application, referred to as...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Fish, Zebrafish

Citation: Muraleedharan Saraswathy, V., Mokalled, M. H. 2025. VMS-Fish: A comprehensive application for zebrafish husbandry management. Zebrafish 22(2), 59–63.

Preferred and optimal swimming speeds in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at three temperatures (2025)

Sustained exercise in aquaculture is known to improve the health and growth of finfish. Implementing exercise regimes has become an increasing focus in aquaculture practice. This study examined the relationship between the preferred swimming speed (Upref) and the optimal swimming...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Fish, Trout

Citation: Mittún, Ó. av F., Svendsen, M. B. S., Andersen, L. E. J. et al. 2025. Preferred and optimal swimming speeds in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at three temperatures. Fishes 10(2), 64.

A literature review on equine bedding: Impacts on horse and human welfare, health, and the environment (2025)

Bedding is an important component of equine accommodation management. Choosing the right bedding is important for stable management and its selection may include considerations such as the sourcing of the material, the capital investment and ongoing costs, delivery, storage, installation,...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Masebo, N. T., Benedetti, B., Mountricha, M. et al. 2025. A literature review on equine bedding: Impacts on horse and human welfare, health, and the environment. Animals 15(5), 751.

Captive husbandry of the Bynoe’s gecko (Heteronotia binoei) (2025)

Covers topics such as health, housing, handling, diet and feeding

Year Published: 2025Topics: Handling, Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Lizard, Reptile

Citation: Martinic, G., Burns, K. 2025. Captive husbandry of the Bynoe's gecko (Heteronotia binoei). Animal Technology and Welfare 24(1), 39–43.

Physiological effects of environmental enrichment on BALB/c and C57BL/6 strain mice (2025)

Our aim was to assess the effects of enriched environment (EE) on some physiological variables, comparing BALB/c and C57BL/6 strain mice. Female BALB/c and C57BL/6 were individually housed under standard laboratory cages for 6 weeks and randomly separated into groups (n = 7...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Gama, L. A., Almeida, M. A. S. O., de Souza Souto, P. C. et al. 2025. Physiological effects of environmental enrichment on BALB/c and C57BL/6 strain mice. Discover Animals 2(1), 7.

The welfare of farmed Nile tilapia: A review (2025)

Nile tilapia are, by absolute number of individuals, the most farmed species of fish today, yet we know little about how common husbandry practices impact their welfare. Despite their global importance, there is a notable lack of detailed, species-specific welfare...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Handling, Housing, Husbandry & Management, Stocking DensityAnimal Type: Fish, Tilapia

Citation: Emam, W., Lambert, H., Brown, C. 2025. The welfare of farmed Nile tilapia: A review. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 12.